Momma, I'm sorry

You know I never meant to hurt you, no

But I'm in love with the boy next door

Momma, please understand

And momma, I'm so sorry

But I don't think that I can let him go

I'm in love with the boy next door

Starring at your picture, my vision is blur

My eyes are feeling petite with every word

They're trying to tell me, I'm only a kid and that I

Can't be in love, I don't know what it is

And they keep trying to convince me

That you ain't no good for me

(You're to young to know, baby, just let it go)

And they just won't accept what we are

And what we can be

(So this letter reads)

Momma, please understand

Momma, I'm sorry

You know I never meant to hurt you, no

But I'm in love with the boy next door

Momma, please understand

And momma, I'm so sorry

But I don't think that I can let him go

I'm in love with the boy next door

And I know that she thinks that I'm young and naive

Don't know what's good for me, think of your future

She says with tears in her eyes

(Don't throw away your dreams)

About loving some guy

Momma please, have more faith in me

You didn't raise a fool, I'm gonna stay by ya side

Though I know you don't want me to

So this letter reads

Momma, please understand

Momma, I'm sorry

You know I never meant to hurt you, no

But I'm in love with the boy next door

Momma, please understand

And momma, I'm so sorry

But I don't think that I can let him go

I'm in love with the boy next door

Nothing I can say to make you feel the way you feel

But finally I found the love that I know is real, really real

And I ain't gonna give it up, not for nothing

I ain't gonna give it up

(No)

So momma won't you please understand the way I feel

Please understand

Momma, I'm sorry

You know I never meant to hurt you, no

But I'm in love with the boy next door

Momma, please understand

And momma, I'm so sorry

But I don't think that I can let him go

I'm in love with the boy next door