the day i left the womb

mother

where are you today?

you took a piece of me the day you went away

no recollection nor the smell of your perfume

i took a piece of you the day i left the womb

brother

put your needles down

the best thing for you is to leave this awful town

pretty soon

you'll have kids to feed

if you see mother

tell her i can sing

please don't worry

i am doing fine

you're much too busy to even find the time

so use your chemicals and take this to your grave

the boys you left are men you didn't raise

and daddy

how are you today?

you must be proud of the boys that you have raised

your withered heart

and everything it's seen

your cuts and calloused hands

you had kids to feed

you had kids to feed

please don't worry

i am doing fine

you're much too busy to even find the time

so use your chemicals and take this to your grave

the boys you left are men you didn't raise