WITH MY RIGHT HAND POUNDING ON MY LEFT BREAST
WITH MY FEET TALKING HOLD OF THE HALF REST
AND IT THEN WE PREPARE FOR THE BIG TEST
WHEN WE GO

HEAR A THUMP AND A STIR FROM THE BIG SKY
TAKE THE SIGN THAT YOU GET FROM THE BIG GUY
NOW YOU PRAY THAT YOU GET TO THE BIG FLY
WHEN WE GO

HEY MAMA, WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH YA
HEY PAPA, WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH YA
HEY MAMA, I SAY IT’S TIME TO GO

HEY MAMA, WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH YA
HEY PAPA, WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH YA
HEY MAMA, I SAY IT’S TIME TO GO

ME I LOVE WITH A HEART FOR THE BROKEN
IT’S A BADGE THAT I WEAR NOT A TOKEN
AND IT LEADS ME TO BE SO OUT SPOKEN
WHEN I GO

NOW AND THEN I FORGET WHERE I CAME FROM
LIKE MY HAND TORN AWAY FROM THE BIG DRUM
SO I BEAT HARD ON IT TILL IT GOES NUMB
THEN I GO

HEY MAMA 

JUST BE GOOD AND KIND
AND IT WILL ALL PAN OUT IN TIME
REAP WHAT YOU HAVE SOWN
CAUSE IF YOU DID IT RIGHT YOU’LL NEVER BE ALONE


I’M NOT SURE IF I’LL GO WHERE THE AIRS CLEAR
I JUST HOPE THAT I GO WHERE THERE’S NO FEAR
SO I’LL RAISE YOU A TOAST WITH MY LIGHT BEER
WHEN I GO

AND I’LL DANCE AND I’LL SING WITH A BIG SMILE
AS I MAKE MY WAY UP THROUGH THE BIG AISLE
AND WE’LL WALK HAND IN HAND THROUGH THE LAST TRIAL
WHEN WE GO