Mother don't worry,
I killed the last snake that lived in the creek bed
Mother don't worry,
I've got some money I saved for the weekend
Mother remember being so stern
with that girl who was with me?
Mother remember the blink of an eye
when I breathed through your body?

So may the sunrise bring hope
where it once was forgotten
Sons are like birds,
flying upward over the mountain
Mother I made it up
from the bruise on the floor of this prison
Mother I lost it,
all of the fear of the Lord I was given
Mother forget me now
that the creek drank the cradle you sang to
Mother forgive me,
I sold your car for the shoes that I gave you

So may the sunrise bring hope
where it once was forgotten
Sons could be birds,
taken broken up to the mountain
Mother don't worry,
I've got a coat and some friends on the corner
Mother don't worry,
she's got a garden we're planting together

Mother remember the night
that the dog got her pups in the pantry?
Blood on the floor, fleas on their paws,
And you cried 'til the morning
So may the sunrise bring hope
where it once was forgotten
Sons are like birds,
flying always over the mountain