Mother
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Good evening mam, can i take a second of your time
i'm not here selling or wasting your time
i have some questions if you don't mind
are you mrs unknown from  a grantown drive
40 years ago did you lose something precious
or did you willfully leave it behind
while you were in school i was crawling around
taking in any love that could be found

You should have come by 20 years ago
when i was still young and full of hope
you should have come by 10 years ago
when i got grey we could have spoke
you should have come by 5 years ago 
when i got ill  you could have helped
you should have come by 1 year ago
but now it's too late and you'll never know

9 months together were we
before you let go so readily
did it turn out for the best
did you get married and create more family
am i something you just want to forget
drop it in the box of your past regrets
should i stand here all doe eyed 
on the doorstep of my mother mine


You should have come back 20 years ago
when i was still young and full of hope
you should have come back 10 years ago
when i went grey we could have spoke
you should have come back 5 years ago 
when i got ill  you might have helped
you should have come by 1 year ago
but now it's too late and you'll never know your mother now


You should have come round 20 years ago
when i was still young and full of hope
you should have come by 10 years ago
when i went grey we could have spoke
you should have come round  5 years ago 
when i got ill  you could have helped
you should have come round 1 year ago
but now it's too late and you'll never know your mother now

Mother - Squidger

Squidger