Mama’s Boy Blues

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I loved your name for years Before I knew your shape I held the man you might be Like it could save the day You wore your mama's coat And called it being strong I should've seen the child When I was loving wrong [Pre-Chorus] You talked in big apologies Then slipped right through my hands One foot in truth, one foot in pain Never a grown-up man I kept saying, "Someday" Like that would make it real But hope can't pay the rent And love can't seal the deal [Chorus] I loved your potential Not the man I got I kept on trying To fix what you were not Say you care, say sorry Then do it all again I was loving a promise You were never gonna be [Verse 2] Your words came dressed in mercy Your actions came with blame You'd twist the smoke around me Then swear I made the flame The pills sat in your pocket Like a secret you defended And every fight we'd swear was done Would circle back unended [Pre-Chorus] You'd break me down to nothing Then ask me why I cried Your mama cleaned the mess you made And took you back inside I wanted a provider A man who'd stand and show But you were still a hallway With no place left to go [Chorus] I loved your potential Not the man I got I kept on trying To fix what you were not Say you care, say sorry Then do it all again I was loving a promise You were never gonna be [Bridge] I left you with your mother Let her hold your hand If she wants a little boy She can keep that side of you I was done raising a husband Done begging for the truth Done mistaking all your maybes For the man I'd lose my youth to [Final Chorus] I loved your potential Not the man I got I kept on trying To fix what you were not Say you care, say sorry Then do it all again I was loving a promise You were never gonna be I loved your potential Now I'm loving me