Mother, mother You don't know who I am I spent my life trying to be a better man Mother, mother It didn't go as I planned There comes a time when you cease to pretend There was a price I had to pay I could not stay Mother, Mother I knew that day would come Maybe deep inside I was just playing numb Mother, Mother I'm standing on my own But there's no place that I can call a home It's the price I got to pay I'm so afraid I have to face the world alone Where the souls are cold as stone I must say, you were probably wrong When you said it would make me strong Yes, you were wrong Mother, mother This is not wonderland I never thought my life would get so out of hand Mother, mother Maybe you don't care what I am You loved me more than I can understand People don't love like you do They're not like you I have to face the world alone Where the souls are cold as stone I must say, you were probably wrong When you said it would make me strong Yes, you were wrong I know you wish you could only turn back time But life is not a story that we can rewrite And that's the way it is There is no goodnight kiss Or lullaby I have to face the world alone Where the souls are cold as stone I must say, you were probably wrong When you said it would make me strong Yes, you were wrong