Detours

Mother, can you hold me togetherIt's so dark and I'm losing my wayI took all of these detours to find loveBut when I did, it just faded awayNow what do I doWith the sweet love of mineDo I give it away andHope someday I'll findSomeone half as awakeAs the moon and the starsMother, teach me to loveWith a paper-thin heartMother, your words are so healingYou speak of love and of light and of peaceBut I've made it my course to avoid youJust to hide from these feelings of griefNow what do I doWith the sweet love of mineDo I give it away andHope someday I'll findSomeone half as awakeAs the moon and the starsMother, teach me to loveWith a paper-thin heartNow what do I doWith the sweet love of mineDo I give it away andHope someday I'll findSomeone half as awakeAs the moon and the starsMother, teach me to loveWith a paper-thin heartMother, I know you are with meYou were there when I took my first breathI can't stop looking back for the answersI just keep coming up with regretThere are some things I just can't forget