Where'd You Go? Lyrics

Mama where'd you go?

Why is grandma always here?

She's the one who knows what my favorite color is

And picks out all my clothes gets me ready on a school day

And watches while I grow

I don't know if I should cry or be upset

You're gone every night when it's time to go to bed

If I could tell you every thought that's inside my little head

They would fill a hundred books that I wish we would have read

Don't forget

I have a soccer game coming up

You always said I was your number one

So maybe that means that you'll be there this time

Standing on the sideline while I'm smiling with pride

Look maybe you have a lot to do

Or maybe you don't want to put my needs in front of you

I know I breathe because of you but now I'm feeling so confused

When I don't see you during dinner I'm just eating empty food

I made a drawing just the other day

I tried to show you mama but you turned and looked the other way

It's you and me on top of the world holding hands

I wish you didn't have to make a million other plans

I just want to laugh with you make a bubble bath with you

Do the things I heard the other kids with moms in class would do

I mean some of them will drop them off say "goodbye"

Give a kiss and a hug say they love them for life say

"Be tough don't you cry open up be polite

And when everything is hard I'll be right by your side"

Can it be me?

Can you do that?

Am I dreaming?

Is that too much to ask to give what you have?

I want it so bad

I'd give anything just to not feel alone mama

But where'd you go mama?

Tell me where'd you go mama?

Daddy why'd you leave?

It seems since the very moment that

I was conceived you believed you were better off with anyone but me

Is it worth it being free?

I could really use a father figure in my life

It's kind of hard to separate the wrong from the right

And the harder the day then the longer the night

As I cry into my pillow asking why why why why why

Why wasn't I good enough for you?

Why'd I lose what I always should have had?

Did you have something to prove?

Were you scared to be a dad?

Can you tell me what to do?

Say the word and I'll change into anything for you

Maybe if I was smarter

Maybe if I was stronger

Maybe if I worked harder you would have stayed longer

Maybe if I wrote a song to show you the one you left hasn't forgotten yet

There's still time to correct and go in a different direction

Come back pretty please

I look for you every day and every night

I'm on my knees praying that you'll finally see the broken-hearted me

I'll still love you til forever if you promise that you'll be in my life

When I need you more than ever before

Other kids only see a door but to me it's more

Every morning you could be on the other side so I smile and I open it wide

But I only find another disappointment

Maybe it's just bad luck

I'll try another coin flip

Maybe I'll just pack up all the things

That mean something to me and then run away

But the thing that means something to me is so far way

Every time I reach for it it begins to fade away

Just give me an address and I'll be coming straight away

But until I hear from you I'll dream of a later day

One where you say you'll stay

Please say you'll stay