Problem Child

It's blood red, the lunar rhythm ripped this tide
A warhead went missin' back in '59
It's somewhere sittin' on the ocean floor (yeah)
The air so heavy that the birds won't fly
I strike my matches, couldn't get no light
The man has got no manners for his own

Since the day that I was born
I been strayin' from the Lord
With the way the waves are crashin' at my door
And it's got me sayin'

Mother, please forgive me, take me home
I lost it the day I stole the diamonds out your drawer
She said, You think you're movin' clever?
No, darling, you could never
That's not how this conversation's gonna go
Don't say I ain't told you so (uh)
Don't say I ain't told you so

Lost all touch and both my hands got tied
So, I chase a scapegoat to kill some time
This purple rain pours through the ozone hole
(Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, hold on) uh
The problem child of Mother Nature, who puts it off till later?
Nearly deaf to the sound of my breath, I swallow whole

Since the day that I was born
I been strayin' from the Lord
With the way the waves are crashin' at my door
And it's got me sayin'

Mother, please forgive me, take me home
I lost it the day I stole the diamonds out your drawer
She said: You think you're movin' clever?
No, darling, you could never
That's not how this conversation's gonna go
Don't say I ain't told you so (uh)
Don't say I ain't told you so

No, mama, don't cut me slack
I know, I can't take it back
But I beg you don't hang up the phone
I've fallen off the beaten path
I know, I got a knack for that
But please, just pull my fingers off my throat

Mother, please forgive me, take me home
I've had enough, I can no longer fight this war
She said, You think I kiss it better?
No, darling, I could never
That's not how this conversation's gonna go
Don't say I ain't told you so (mm)
Don't say I ain't told you so, no, no