Mamma Would (Lydia) - 2015 Cut Song

[LYDIA]
Mamma would take her foot off the gas on the way back home
On the way back home from school
Slip it in neutral on the top of a hill
And away we'd roll
No braking 'cause braking was breaking the rules

Mamma could roleplay like nobody else
Pretend we were birds and make nests in the house
One time she spat chewed-up food in my mouth
She was free
She was ev'rything mothers should be

And when nobody else believеd in me
Mamma would

Mamma would never accеpt things just the way they were
Mamma would always see so much more
Like the way she would say "we're being chased by a murderer!"
As she fumbled for the keys to the door

Mamma was serious about hide and seek
One time she managed to hide for a week
Didn't come out 'til we called the police
She was wild
She knew just what to say to a child

And if ever I needed to see her smile
Mamma would

No matter how awkward or hard
Mamma would ask
Mamma would never presume
When others would hide or pretend
Mamma friends with the elephant in the room
She'd want us to talk about her
Why doesn't he talk about her?
I know sure as hell that if the shoe was on the other foot
That Mamma would

Daddy was never always this imperious
Mamma could actually make him laugh
She'd say to him "Charles life's too important to be serious"
Then she'd throw his phone into the trash

Mamma was positive
Mamma was pure
Made me less dark and Dad less insecure
No matter how rough the path Mum would endure
She was fun
She was as bright and as warm as the sun

Ev'ry moment and ev'ry minute
Mamma was present and perfectly in it
Even when nobody else could see anything good
Mamma would
Mamma would