Aloe Blacc - Mama hold my hand

Cross this road...

When I was just a little boy
well I would go out to play.
And I would wander so far from home
that I would lose my way.
And I'd call on my mama to help me,
and she'd come right away
to help me get back home where I wanna be.
And here's what I say:

CHORUS 1

Mama hold my hand!
I don't think I can cross this road by myself...
Mama hold my hand!
I don't think I can cross this road by myself...

And when I was a young man
I would go astray.
Didn't want nobody to hold my hand.
Wanted to make my own way.
And my mama would come out to help me,
but I push her away,
'cause I just wanted to be on my own
and here's what I say:

CHORUS 2

Mama leave my hand!
I've been waiting to cross this road by myself...
Cross this road
by myself...

Well now that I'm a grown man
and I've moved away,
I got house a nine to five,
and my wife got a kid on the way...

Mama told me that lifes gonna get rough
take it day by day,
but every once in a while I get scared
and I wish I could say:

CHORUS 1

Mama hold my hand!
I don't think I can cross this road by myself...
Mama hold my hand!
I don't think I can cross this road by myself...

Now my mama is near the end of her years
and her hair is grey.
Sometimes I call her
to ask her if she would like to spend the day?

Mama used to be strong but she ain't now
and she can't make her way.
That's why I'm always around when she needs help
and here's what I say:

CHORUS 3

Mama hold my hand!
I don't think you can cross this road by yourself...
Mama hold my hand!
I don't think you can cross this road by yourself...