The Highwomen - My Name Can't Be Mama lyrics

Things are gettin' better but right
Now it's not looking great
My ceiling still is spinning from a
Night that went too late
I used to sleep this off and
Let the shame just melt away
But not for tiny feet in
Hallways calling out my name

It's not that I don't love you
I wouldn't touch the hands of time
It's not that I don't long to
Feel your tiny hand in mine
I'm not a perfect woman, Lord
I don't wish it all away
My name can't be Mama today

Today I didn't listen to the
Voice inside my head
I peeled out of the driveway
Left my family in bed


Know it wouldn't be easier to just
Quit the road and stay home
I'd lose myself inside the halls
Unsatisfied and alone

Sometimes all I want is to run
Back to you at night to rock you to sleep
To keep the blues out of your eyes
I'm not the kind of woman that
Would throw it all away
But my name can't be Mama today

I drive my mother crazy out
Here traveling the world
Free-wheelin' in the city
I'm a solitary girl
I'm livin' in the moment
Knowing there might come a day
But my name can't be Mama today, uh uh

It's not that I don't want to
I just don't want to today
I'm not a fan of mornings
And I love my chardonnay
No, I'm not saying never
I won't wish it all away
But my name can't be Mama today, oh no
My name can't be Mama today