Mother don't worry, I killed the last snake that lived in the creek bed   Mother don't worry, she's got some money 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 had 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