John Banrock - Mama Didn't Want Her Baby

Mama Didn't Want Her Baby

mama never had a rest, struggling 9 to 9
six days a week on LeRoy St, working the assembly line
but mama was never lonely, bouncing from man to man
until she got the news, she was on the nine month plan

“how can I bring a child into this world of hate?”
mama wondered to herself as she pondered her own fate
“and how can I raise I child, when I’m living day to day?”
mama could never see the bright side of the rainy days

daddy said he’d stay beside her, the last time that they met
but the fear she saw behind his eyes she never could forget
mama’s independence, said true love is not for me
‘cause it’s too hard to trust someone when you’re striving to be free

mama said she wanted freedom, but she couldn’t find the dough
and when she finally saved enough it was too late to say no
and mama was having nightmares, didn’t know if she would last
‘cause she was scared what life would bring when she let go of her past

on the day when he arrived she couldn’t find the strength
but buried in her will to live was born significance
‘cause mama was just a dreamer, never longed to be a mom
but sometimes life can deal the hand you just need to carry on

Mama didn't want her baby 'till she held him in her arms
Mama didn't want her baby 'till she felt his beating heart
mama aren't you glad, mama aren't you glad
mama aren't you glad, mama aren't you glad
mama aren't you glad that you didn't, kill your son

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