Momma Knows - Elijah Blake

I had a guitar when I was younger

But couldn’t afford to keep it in tune

And all those strings and things

My momma told me «Son I’ll buy you another»

«Your birthday’s coming up in June»

And I watched her work a nine to ten, yes I did

No-o-o time to make friends, yeah

Come Christimas morning I couldn’t believe what was sitting there

Was a Yamaha FG700 right next to grandma’s rocking chair

Momma knows

Momma knows, momma knows best

Momma knows

Momma knows, momma knows best

She said never make a promise, a promise you can’t keep

'Cause momma knows

Momma knows best

Oh-ooh-ooh-oh-oh na na na

Oh-oh-I

Momma knows

Nine years young I should be sleeping alone

Momma prayed for a good man to help keep house and a home

But while you were away momma this house was in flames

Truth is such a bitter taste when the fruit is of the family

Let’s try some truth tonight, how 'bout some honesty

'Cause when he touched me, I played sleep and I closed my eyes as the tears

were drowning me

You knew something was wrong, something was different about me that morning

Yeah you knew, you knew, I couldn’t bring myself to say who

Momma knows

Momma knows, momma knows best

Momma knows

Momma knows, momma always knows better

She said never make a promise, a promise you can’t teach

But momma knows

Momma knows, momma knows best

Hope this song, finally sets me free

Taking back, what was stolen from me

Hope this song, leaves you sincere

Mom I know leaving was taking your joy of being mommy of the year

Momma knows best

I know how much it meant to you to be a good momma

Momma knows best

Momma knows best

Momma knows best

Oh but you did your best

Momma knows best

I played myself

She knows, yeah she knows

I played msyelf when it happened

Momma knows best

But now I know it’s just a lesson somebody needs to hear about

Momma knows best

I know I gotta talk about it

Momma knows best

Momma knows best

She knows, yes she knows