Mother's Day Lyrics - Atmosphere

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She lost one to pneumonia, gave the other to prison 

and now she spends mother's day sitting in her kitchen 

Looking at the pictures of her past felt surreal 

She had a couple of people, some friends that helped her heal 

But days like today, she doesn't want to be a bother 

and as far as she's concerned, them boys didn't have a father 

Nuh uh, she had to teach 'em the ways 

Teach 'em how to behave, be brave and even how to shave 

Some days it makes her feel like a soldier 

and other times it makes her feel like a failure 

Why did the stronger one die from a cold, huh? 

Why did the smarter one end up in jail? Nah 

She gave them boys everything that she could 

Two full-time jobs to keep 'em in a good neighborhood 

They understood how to love and how to live 

Now she doesn't understand how it comes down to this 

Maybe she should go work in her yard 

and take her mind off the past and try to let the days start 

But she's waiting on one of those annual calls 

while she's looking at the photos on her hallway walls 

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His big sibling died, and mom's by herself 

and now he spends every day inside of that cell 

Looking at the photos of his past makes him crash 

So he never takes 'em out that folder under his mattress 

Days like today he doesn't think about what happened, no 

Still gotta call mommy, wish her a happy one 

Uh huh, mom, if only she'd had been around 

Maybe big brother would still be living now 

Some days it makes him feel like a traitor 

and other times it makes him feel like a martyr 

Seems like some displacement of anger 

Seems like he blames her more than his father 

She was gone all the time at work 

Never around to play the part of the police or the nurse 

She understood how things fall apart 

So why'd she let the nest hit the ground this hard? 

Well maybe he should go walk in the yard 

and take his mind off the past and try to let the days start 

Cause it's so difficult to admit it's his fault 

when he's looking at the faces in his hallway walls 

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