"Oh, Mother" lyrics

Oh mother
Where do I start
How do I mend myself
Without breaking your heart

A thousand songs I've written
For everyone else
The one that belongs to you
Collects dust on the shelf

Cuz we're complicated, we're up and we're down
We're right and we're wrong, we let the bottom fall out
When we're blind with emotion, when words turn to shouts
We keep making it hard to wanna stick around

But I keep showin' up
Cuz you and I
We're still growing up
And ooh we try
I'm not running anymore, yea
I'll keep knocking on your door
Maybe that's enough
Keep showin' up, keep showin' up
Mmm...

Born as a daughter
Into a wife
Into a mother
That's been your life

I've always been restless
I got that from you
So when I'm hard on myself
I know I'm hard on you too

But I keep showin' up
Cuz you and I
We're still growing up
And ooh we try
I'm not running anymore, yea
I'll keep knocking on your door
Maybe that's enough
Keep showin' up, keep showin' up

I'm strong enough now, to tell you I love you
And still call you out
I'm strong enough now, to tell you I love you
And still call you out

Mmm...
Keep showin' up
Keep showin' up

Oh mother
We're gonna be alright
We don't need to heal this whole thing overnight