[00:14.61]Going back to a tender age,
[00:15.68]so full of confusion and rage,
[00:17.18]
[00:18.43]Daddy says, "Boys, your Mama's gone."
[00:20.93]
[00:24.55]There's a hand on your shoulder as you're throwing dirt,
[00:27.74]
[00:29.05]someone says, "Time heals the hurt.
[00:31.80]
[00:33.24]Little man, you got to keep on keepin' on,"
[00:35.49]
[00:39.73]but all you want is Mama's arms.
[00:44.55]
[00:49.30]You ride back home in a limosine,
[00:51.92]
[00:53.36]the saddest car that you've ever seen,
[00:55.42]
[00:57.24]your brother can not look you in the eye.
[01:00.11]
[01:04.68]Lightning strikes, thunder roars,
[01:06.74]
[01:08.11]an early winter in that heart of yours,
[01:10.74]
[01:11.92]but you swear you won't let them see you cry
[01:15.24]
[01:19.23]'cause all you want is Mama's arms.
[01:23.86]
[01:29.11]The neighbors come and bring you pies,
[01:31.11]
[01:32.55]endless words and futile sighs,
[01:35.36]
[01:36.17]and you run up to your room and lock the door.
[01:40.61]
[01:44.17]And there you are in your Sunday best,
[01:46.86]
[01:47.61]the way your Mama would have had you dressed
[01:50.17]
[01:51.23]and you realize it doesn't matter anymore
[01:54.29]
[01:58.48]'cause all you want is Mama's arms.
[02:02.17]
[02:08.73]'Round and 'round and 'round it goes.
[02:10.73]
[02:11.60]The seasons change the young boy grows
[02:14.67]
[02:15.98]to understand it's all part of some plan.
[02:19.98]
[02:23.55]You used to wonder what it's all about.
[02:26.23]
[02:26.73]Now those are questions you can do without.
[02:28.98]
[02:30.60]You laugh them off and do the best you can
[02:34.04]
[02:38.04]All you want is Mama's arms
[02:42.17]
[02:45.79]All you want is Mama's arms