Mama's Blues

There are days when everybody
Everybody is aching
When she feels like everyone hates her
And she cannot speak
And she sees herself as ugly
And not worthy of any love

That's mama's blues
Makes you wanna cry, oh yes
That's mama's blues
Makes you wanna cry

And he looks at her like she's crazy
And he does not understand
He doesn't think she looks much different
Or much fatter than before
Yes, she seems to look the same to him
And she's sad that he can't relate to her state of mind

That's mama's blues
Makes you wanna cry
That's mama's blues
Makes you wanna cry

Oh, when mama gets the blues
Papa tries to understand
And he wonders what he needs to do
To be a better man
Mama's crying, 'cause she thinks she's ugly
And her world, and her world is out of hand

That's mama's blues, oh yeah
Makes you wanna cry, oh yeah
That's mama's blues
Makes you wanna cry

Now she's looking at her body in the mirror
She's crying, 'cause her waist is not as tiny as before the babies
And she feels like the world is at an end
And she says, nobody is ever gonna want her body again

And he wonders what she wants from him
And he's sitting drinking coffee at the breakfast stand
And he tells the waitress that he's lonely at home
And all the young girls take pity on him

Hey, don't make you wanna cry
Don't make you wanna cry, oh yes