if i lose my mind

Singer: parton, dolly

mama

it's so good to be back home again

i'm so proud to see that you are looking well

yes

i know that i look a little weary

oh

but mama

i have been through living hell

you know how much i've always loved him

mama

but he done things to me i couldn't understand

why

he made me watch him love another woman

and he tried to make me love another man

mama

can i be your little girl again?

i need you now even more than i did then

and i need a lot of love and understanding

and a lot of time to get me over him

if i lose my mind

mama

i wanna be here with you

have them lock me up and see i have good care

but i just couldn't stand his torture any longer

i was afraid of what i'd do if i stayed there

Lyric Context: if i lose my mind - parton, dolly