I was making faces at my brother
Come on, tell your sister that you love her, don't lie

I know we got problems, that's just family
And God knows what we carry from our history, don't hide
From my body and my mind, body and my mind
Hurt in the bloodline
I'm gonna break

Oh, Mother
Why I gotta be like that?
I know it's been bad, bad, bad, bad, bad
But we don't have to carry on the past

Oh-ooh, Mother
I don't wanna be like that
I know it's been bad, bad, bad, bad, bad
But I won't let my baby live with any of my past

Heavy, heavy heartbreak made our country
Why does Mamma India feel so far from me?
Don't hide

All these little boys were putting hands on where they probably shouldn't
Really wish that touch was something that we didn't have in common

Always lives in my body, body and my mind, body and my mind
Hurt in the bloodline
I'm gonna break

Oh, Mother
Why I gotta be like that?
I know it's been bad, bad, bad, bad, bad
But we don't have to carry on the past

Oh-ooh, Mother
I don't wanna be like that
I know it's been bad, bad, bad, bad, bad
But I won't let my baby live with any of my past

I wanna break the cycle, I got all your tears ending up in mine
I wanna break the cycle, leave the bad, bad, bad, bad

I wanna love, to lost, to love and give my baby a chance
That I never had

Oh, Mother
Why I gotta be like that?
I know it's been bad, bad, bad, bad, bad
But we don't have to carry on the past

Oh-ooh, Mother (Mother)
I don't wanna be like that
Oh, I know it's been bad, bad, bad, bad, bad
But I won't let my baby live with any of my past