Nobody Loves You Like Your Mother

There is a woman North of Santa Fe She lived in New York Back in the day Before the yuppies Took over Chelsea, oh Before the Beatles Took over the States My first apartment A 9-month lease My food and water Provided for free I broke the door down And left her in pain, oh But she forgave me And gave me my name Nobody loves you like your mother Nobody loves you like that girl Not your father, sister, or brother Nobody in this whole damn world Not every question has an answer But this is one I know for sure Nobody loves you like your mother Nobody loves you like that girl Oh, no I came to know her And all of her grace Her words of wisdom The smile on her face I learned to listen Instead of just scream, oh I heard the music Inside her heartbeat Nobody loves you like your mother Nobody loves you like that girl Not your father, sister, or brother Nobody in this whole damn world Not every question has an answer But this is one I know for sure Nobody loves you like your mother Nobody loves you like that girl Oh, no And when she leaves me To go her own way I will be broken I won't be okay But I'll remember The gift that she gave, oh Just like my father My father would say Nobody loves you like your mother Nobody loves you like that girl Not your father, sister, or brother Nobody in this whole damn world Not every question has an answer But this is one I know for sure Nobody loves you like your mother, ah Nobody loves you like that girl Oh, no