Well, I was found in the transit lounge
Of a dirty airport town
What was I doing on the road to ruin?
Well, my mama laid me down,
My mama laid me down.
Around my hand was a plastic band
With a picture of my face
I was crying, left to die
In this godforsaken place.
Only mama knows what she laid me down
In this godforsaken town
Where she was running too, what she was running from
Oh, I always wondered, I never knew
Only mama knows, only mama knows
I'm passing through, I'm on my way
On the road, no ETA
I'm passing through, no fixed abode
And that is why I need to try to hold on
I've got to hold on, to hold on
Was it planned as a one night stand
Or did she live in disgrace?
Well, I never, will I ever
See my father's face, see my father's face?
Only mama knows what she laid me down
In this godforsaken town
Where she was running too, what she was running from
Oh, I always wondered, I never knew
Only mama knows, only mama knows
Only mama knows what she laid me down
In this godforsaken town
Where she was running too, what was running from
Oh, I always wondered, I never knew
Only mama knows, only mama knows
Gotta hold on, gotta hold on
You gotta hold on