hey mama

hey there mama

how ya been?

i know it's been a while since we got to talk

i'm doing awesome and i hope that you are too

hey there mama

how's ya job?

i don't ask often

i know that's odd

'cause it's the reason that i'm able to do the things i wanna do

hey there mama

how's your soul?

i hope it's shining

i hope it glows

times are changing

i know i've grown

but there's still lots of life to live

hey there mama

thanks a lot

for showing me love

for showing me god

i know grandma would be so proud

she's up in heaven smiling down

thanks for the lullabies

thanks for the bandaids

thanks for making me eat raisins and cranberries and green stuff

and not getting mad when you caught me with green stuff

and just knowing that

that's what teenage does

and thank you

thank you for never letting me sleep in

and

showing me there's more to life than just friends

and

family may not make it there to the end

but they'll always be there in the end

and thank you for letting me roam

and learn on my own

you know i always find my way home

'cause i can't stray that far from mama

no no

this one's for the mamas

this one's for the mamas

yeah yeah

one time for the mamas

one time for the mamas

yeah yeah

hey there mama

how ya been?

i know it's been a while since we got to talk

i'm doing awesome and i hope that you are too

hey there mama understand it

we can't take this life for granted

every breath i breathe with passion

that's the life i wanna live

to all the mamas who left to soon

i hope your families know the truth

that you'll be with them through every move

'til the day you see them again

this one's for the mamas

this one's for the mamas

yeah yeah

one time for the mamas

one time for the mamas

yeah yeah

hey there mama

how ya been?

i know it's been a while since we got to talk

i'm doing awesome and i hope that you are too