Mama you got me all untied 
I’m staring up into the night sky 
for a sign of something real 
oh mama i think you know just how I feel 

Mama you got me on a wire 
mama you used to wait up all night long 
but a taste of what you see 
is just a glimpse of what we used to be yeah 

And I’ve been waiting in the balance for the winds [bad word] 
but the winds just blow me down 
And you’ve been standing on the edges of what might have been 
for far too long now 
and we’ve been holding onto something that’s been over us 
since the day that we were born 

Mama you used to lay me down 
I’d spend my nights awake laying in your arms 
when we’d fool around 
I’d swear the morning light would never shine down