Momma

Verse 1

I used to think your arms were magic

Like they could make the hurting disappear

I'd come running when the world got too big

And somehow nothing scared me when you were near

You'd kiss my forehead when I was sleeping

And tell me everything would be alright

I never knew that while I was dreaming

You were lying there worrying through the night

And I know I wasn't always easy

I know I put you through some hell

But you never let me question if you loved me

Even when I couldn't love myself

Pre-Chorus

And I used to think that growing older

Meant I'd never need your hand

But the older that I'm getting

The less I understand

Chorus

Momma, who's gonna be my momma

When you're not here anymore?

Who's gonna tell me I'll be alright

When life brings me to the floor?

Who's gonna answer when I'm hurting

When I don't know what to do?

Who's gonna love me like you love me

When there's no more me and you?

I know someday I'll have to let you go

But there's something you should know

I might be a grown man to the world

But I'm still your little boy at home

Verse 2

I wonder if you miss the little footsteps

Running down the hallway every day

The little voice that used to call you

Before I grew up and went away

I wonder if you ever sit in silence

And wish that time would turn around

Back when all you had to worry about

Was keeping both my feet upon the ground

I used to think you'd live forever

Like the years would never touch your face

Now I see how fast the time is moving

And it scares me more than I can say

Pre-Chorus

'Cause I spent my whole childhood growing

Never thought about what it would cost

Every year I got a little older

Was another year of you I lost

And if I could go back for a minute

To the little boy I used to be

I'd tell him, "Hold your momma tighter

She won't always be right there when you need"

Chorus

Momma, who's gonna be my momma

When you're not here anymore?

Who's gonna tell me I'll be alright

When life brings me to the floor?

Who's gonna answer when I'm hurting

When I don't know what to do?

Who's gonna love me like you love me

When there's no more me and you?

I know someday I'll have to let you go

But there's something you should know

I might be a grown man to the world

But I'm still your little boy at home [Outro]

You spent my whole life teaching me

How to live without holding your hand

But momma, you never taught me how to live

Without having you to reach for

And I don't think I can learn