Mama Teach
Mama

Some streets are filled with fame and fortune
While others promise misery and pain
For some a life of luxury and comfort
For some an endless treadmill of the same

Their lips are dry, they thirst
They need some water
Lift this blade that cuts the heart
And makes them bleed

Mama, teach your children
Not to do as some have done
Live and die by the gun
Father, cherish their future
Teach them what thеy need to know
Hold the hand, then let it go

It's not thе cure, but intervention
It's not enough to simply stop the pain
You always have the power of prevention
Invested time turns loss into a gain
Their lips are dry, they thirst
They need some water
Lift this blade that cuts the heart
And makes them bleed

Mama, teach your children
Not to do as some have done
Live and die by the gun
Father, cherish their future
Teach them what they need to know
Hold the hand, then let it go

It's time, let go
You've done as much as you can do
Just look at what a prize they have become
And to know a part of them will always be
The greatest gift a man could ever see
Yeah, yeah, yeah

It's gone from bad to worse
Where is the water?
And lift this blade that cuts the heart
And makes them bleed

Mama, teach your children
Not to do as some have done
Live and die by the gun
Father, cherish their future
Teach them what they need to know
Hold the hand, then let it go
Mama, teach your children