23

Didn't have no one, sacrificed your goals

Didn't trust yourself, don't need to lie

I know you can survive

But it feels like sometimes you need to cry

Oh, mama, why?

The little stars and the locked up dreams

The missing pieces, they're in me

I know that you're strong, but you must stop fighting

And live your song in harmony

Buried secrets deep, now they overflow

Crystal clear to me, God, let it be

Pass the burden on

Sweep the troubled life

Drink the hurt away

I know the pain

'Cause you nearly broke me down, mama

I was hurt for a while, hurt for a while

I was hurting inside

Ain't no time to cry

I'll fix what's broken and live my life authentically

It's not far away

The road to peace happens when I pray

I'm not asleep

There's bigger dreams that didn't fit for you

But will fit for me

Do you believe?

Mama, please, stop acting twenty-three

You've got responsibilities

Are you still stuck in your teens?

You nearly broke me down, mama (you nearly broke me down, mama)

(Ooh) oh, mama, (ooh) oh, mama

(You) you nearly, (nearly broke me down) you nearly broke me down, mama

Oh, mama, oh-oh-oh

Oh, mama why

The little stars and the locked up dreams

The missing pieces, they're in me

Oh, mama why

The little stars and the locked up dreams

The missing pieces, they're in me