My Mom

Lyrics

[Verse 1] They got five televisions In a house full of three Look up on that fake fireplace You know the buck-toothed boy's me See that wood panel room That's where I learned to drink You see that hole in the wall That was Seagram's, I think [Verse 2] And that tree was a goalpost That bathroom, it was a shroud That closet, it was a phone booth And that mirror, it was a crowd See that guy with the bad knees And his heart on his sleeve Watch him slip me ten dollars When it comes time to leave [Chorus] It's been five years and some change And this world is gettin' so strange But this house smells just the same And my mom My sweet mom She don't remember my name My mom She can't remember my name My mom [Verse 3] I sit on a bed And I kiss her right behind the ear She calls out for a dog That's been dead for a year I say, "How is it going?" She's like, "I didn't know" I hold onto both of her hands Too afraid to let go [Verse 4] And five times exactly, no more and no less She says "How you been eatin', boy?" And I say, "Okay, I guess" In this room where she made me Each day, she grows weak She flips on The Golden Girls And the first tear hits my cheek [Chorus] It's been five years and some change And this world is gettin' so strange But this old house smells just the same And my mom My sweet mom She don't remember my name My mom Can't remember my name She's my mom now She can't remember my name My mom Can't remember my name My mom