I wonder if you're lonesome tonight
You know someone said that the world's a stage
And each must play a part.
Fate had me playing in love you as my sweet heart.
Act one was when we met, I loved you at first glance
You read your line so cleverly and never missed a cue
Then came act two, you seemed to change and you acted strange
And why I'll never know.
Honey, you lied when you said you loved me
And I had no cause to doubt you.
But I'd rather go on hearing your lies
Than go on living without you.
Now the stage is bare and I'm standing there
With emptiness all around
And if you won't come back to me
Then make them bring the curtain down
I kept your picture in my pocket,
Felt the edges start to fray,
Lit a match just to forget you
Watched the memory drift away...
I tried to write you something honest,
But the words felt out of place
Every sentence turned to silence
Every thought I had erased
So I wrote you a message
Then I let it fade to black...
With my hands against the mirror
Didn’t recognise my face
Drew a line across the surface
Watched the cracks reveal my name...
Thought I’d break inside the silence
Thought I’d lose it in the fall,
Never knew how far I’d fallen
Till I learned to stand alone...
I left my jacket at your doorway
Didn’t even turn around,
I took a train without a reason
Just to get out of this town...
I left my jacket at your doorway
Didn’t bother turning back,
I took the train but missed the right stop
Walked alone beneath the tracks
And I held back the anger,
Then I let it slip away...
With my hands against the mirror
Didn’t recognise my face,
Drew a line across the surface
Watched the cracks reveal my name...
Thought I’d break inside the silence
Thought I’d lose it in the fall
Never knew how far I’d fallen
Till I learned to stand alone
Now the mirror’s not as broken
Now I see who I am...
I was lost when you were leaving
Now I stand on my own...
Mama, you were my light when my nights had no stars,
Mama, I was falling, you held my broken parts.
Mama, your tired smile hid more than it showed,
Mama, you gave me warmth while you lived in the cold.
Mama, your soft hands came from a hard life,
Mama, you fought your battles far from my sight.
I feel you in the air when I’m losing my ground,
Mama, even far away, you’re the safest sound.
Your love still holds me when I’m cold inside,
Mama, you’re my shelter, my place to hide.
Mama, when you said my name, I felt seen,
Mama, you gave me strength when I had none in me.
Mama, I heard your tears fall late at night,
Mama, you cried in the dark so I could see the light.
Mama, you carried storms deep in your chest,
Mama, you gave your soul so I could rest.
I feel you in the air when I’m losing my ground,
Mama, even far away, you’re the safest sound.
Your love still holds me when I’m cold inside,
Mama, you’re my shelter, my place to hide.
Mama, I still talk to you, but you don’t reply,
Mama, the silence answers every time I try.
Mama, your chair is empty, the room feels wide,
Mama, I keep your place right here inside.
Mama, the day you left, I learned to stand alone,
Mama, some goodbyes never let you go.
I feel you in the air when I say your name,
Mama, you’re not here, but nothing’s the same.
Through every step, every lonely night,
Mama, my shelter, my eternal light.