[Verse 1] I feel my neck aburnin from your rapid heavy breathing And with the soulbindin glance our eyes would dance And I held him uncomfortably tight With the pale moon in his eyes Dear mother whyd you teach me not to cry? [Verse 2] I learned a lot from singing and I learned a lot from being A child who often held her head too high And I keep it inside where my tendencies lie I wished it away all the while Dear mother whyd you teach me not to cry? [Chorus] Mama never taught me how to cry Still Im here takin notes all the time Sure got a lotta questions on my mind Mama never taught me how to cry [Verse 3] I took some time awalkin neath the yellow bird found squawkin Her cries they echoed bright and shook me through AndI fell to my knees and my shoulder you squeezed And I felt the jealousy rise Dear mother whyd you teach me not to cry? [Chorus] Mama never taught me how to cry Still Im here takin notes all the time Sure got a lotta questions on my mind Mama never taught me how to cry [Verse 4] My brother swung last winter neath the tree that gave me splinters On my hands and on my arms and on my feet And I tried to decide where my feelings should lie With bloodied hands I swept it aside Dear mother whyd you teach me not to cry? [Chorus] Mama never taught me how to cry Still Im here takin notes all the time Sure got a lotta questions on my mind Mama never taught me how to cry
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