Mama Cry

I've got an old suitcase full of hats and boots, sunglasses and feathers to cover my roots

I've got my favorite pair of jeans and where I'm headed I don't know.

 

I've got a red bandana and this tiny guitar

About to take off like a shooting star

Where the sky's the limit

But mama don't want me to go

 

Never wanted to break her heart

Same old story with a brand new start

 

Why Why Why

Does mama gotta Cry Cry Cry

When I turned 18, and I said goodbye

Didn't leave nothing but a tear in her eye

 

Oh Why Why Why

I said I'm gonna Fly Fly Fly

I gotta chase a dream before I die

And I don't know if I'll catch it

But I gotta try

Oh mama, yeah, mama don't you cry!

 

Well there's things out west that I wanna see

Miles of beaches and tall palm trees

Amber waves of grain and mountains topped with snow

I wanna see Hollywood and eat fancy cuisine

And watch boys in suits play gambling machines

Uncle Sam says I'm ready but mama doesn't want me to go

 

Old enough to vote but too young to drink

Too proud to care what people may think

 

Why Why Why

Does mama gotta Cry Cry Cry

When I turned 18, and I said goodbye

Didn't leave nothing but a tear in her eye

 

Oh Why Why Why

I said I'm gonna Fly Fly Fly

I gotta chase a dream before I die

And I don't know if I'll catch it

But I gotta try

Oh mama, yeah, mama don't you cry!

 

I've got an old suitcase full of hats and boots, sunglasses and feathers to cover my roots

Uncle Sam says I'm ready but mama doesn't want me to go

 

Why Why Why

Does mama gotta Cry Cry Cry

When I turned 18, and I said goodbye

Didn't leave nothing but a tear in her eye

 

Oh Why Why Why

I said I'm gonna Fly Fly Fly

I gotta chase a dream before I die

And I don't know if I'll catch it

But I gotta try

Oh mama, yeah, mama don't you cry!

Why? Why? Why do you cry?