What if I were that mother staring from my TV What if that were my brown-eyed baby Hungry as she could be What if that were my family What if that was my world Waiting on water waiting on a vaccine Waiting on someone to bring me a bag of beans
Lord have mercy on me What if I was that mother and I was waiting on me The big success so well dressed on the other side of the sea Living with my distractions Life's been good to me Maybe she's praying Praying for a miracle Maybe the answer is me
Lord have mercy on me I was born in Georgia where I could do as I pleased And I can get my hands on just about anything I might need Who's that third world woman maybe she could be Could be mother could be daughter could be sister to me
