2010s
Mama I understand
your many sleepless nights
When you sit
and you think about father
Or how you tried
to be the perfect wife
You used to dress
and fix your hair
When you smiled through your tears
In the mirror,
you would stare
And say a prayer
Like, "I wish he said I'm beautiful
I wish it didn't hurt at all
I don't know how I got here
I was once the one
who had his heart"
your many sleepless nights
When you sit
and you think about father
Or how you tried
to be the perfect wife
You used to dress
and fix your hair
When you smiled through your tears
In the mirror,
you would stare
And say a prayer
Like, "I wish he said I'm beautiful
I wish it didn't hurt at all
I don't know how I got here
I was once the one
who had his heart"