If someone asks you say you don't know a thing
My life's a series with no end
You find me too accommodating, yeah I know it
I try to stay smiling, it masks the pain
And I draw hearts on scratched-out lines
I repaint my sorrows in the past
Like when I was 20 nothing's changed
I've written 'I love you's on walls
Rowed against wind and tide
Eyes dry, voice raspy
If they ask you whether I'm okay
Tell them I'm a mother
A mother never complains
If they ask you when I'm coming back
Tell them I'm here a few train stops away
If someone tells you I think I'm a star
Tell them that before God I'm no better than you
If someone asks you if I'm honest all the time
Tell them that where I'm from we don't pretend
I've seen hearts beat under armor
Often lost girls, crooks who aren't that tough
I've written 'I love you's on walls
Rowed against wind and tide
Eyes dry, voice raspy
If they ask you whether I'm okay
Tell them I'm a mother
A mother never complains
If they ask you when I'm coming back
Tell them I'm here a few train stops away
If they ask you whether I'm okay
Tell them I'm a mother
A mother never complains
If they ask you when I'm coming back
If they ask you whether I'm okay
Tell them I'm a mother
A mother never complains
If they ask you when I'm coming back
Tell them I'm here a few train stops away