Mommy

My mother keeps secrets like a ghost I ask her what her parents were like She says that she doesn't know I find that hard to believe If someone asked me to describe her I'd recall everything Mommy liked fried chicken Mommy liked to eat slow Mommy said the best part of leaving was to come home Mommy never laughed when the joke wasn't funny Mommy gave me jars of orange blossom honey Please tell me what makes this life mine Maybe it is obvious But can you explain one more time If I am the kin of my kin Where do my parents end and Where do I begin? Daddy always worked hard Daddy always woke up Earlier than everybody else He didn't sleep much Daddy always wanted everyone to like him I think I'm just like him I think I'm just like him Mommy liked fried chicken Mommy liked to eat slow Mommy said the best part of leaving was to come home Mommy never laughed when the joke wasn't funny