Mother Dear

Lonely feelings in the cityOne room flat with crumbling wallsSirens play a distant melodyNeon shadows paint the hallsIn the thirteen months I've spent hereWith my manuscript and rhymesI've paid in cash for foolish pleasuresMother dear you'd call them crimesRaise the roofLight the liteMother dear I'm returning tonightNow I seeYour concernMother dear how you taught me to learnI been a Roman for survivalShowing two sides of my faceI need the comfort of your wisdomI'm coming home to your embraceIf by chance I pass before youDon't discount my gratitudeYou're responsible for me hereAnd of course my attitudeRaise the roofLight the liteMother dear I'm returning tonightNow I seeYour concernMother dear how you taught me to learnStayin' up half the nightWonderin' if what I'm doin' is rightRaise the roofLight the liteMother dear I'm returning tonight