Mother Can't You See?

Again and again I'd come home
To find that we're moving yet again.
Another city, another state.
Another home, another school.
Another father, another set of siblings.
Every few years, my whole would change.

I grew up with no family but you,
Not knowing what it's like to have a friend
I've known my entire life.
I grew up with no place to call home,
Always knowing it wouldn't be long
Before we packed up and moved again.

Oh Mother, can't you see?
Can't you see what you're doing to yourself?
Oh Mother, can't you see?
Can't you see what you're doing to me?

Again and again you'd send me to school
Where I was forever The New Kid,
The one nobody talked to.
I told you I had friends
Just to keep you happy
While I sank into depression.

Now I've grown up and left you,
I've begun my own life, still alone.
I keep in touch with you still,
But find that nothing has changed.
A few months you're with one man, in one city, one state,
Before something goes wrong and you need a change.

Oh Mother, can't you see?
Can't you see what you're doing to yourself?
Oh Mother, can't you see?
Can't you see what you're doing to me?

We lost touch more than once,
And you didn't even seem to notice.
If only things had been different,
If only you hadn't made those choices,
I might have been happy.
I might have stayed with you longer.

Oh Mother can't you see?
Why can't you see that these men are no good for you?
Oh Mother can't you see?
Why can't you see that these me were no good for me?