Joel was her only son   Trouble was his way of having fun   With the wrong crowd   He was heading for kingdom come   What should a mother do   She'll have to let go to get through   If she could she'd send him away for his own good      It's such a contradiction   To love someone enough to walk away   The curse of benediction   Is the pain that just won't go away   La la la la   It's such a contradiction      Penny was just sixteen   Answering someone else's dream   With her child   'Cause they had what she couldn't provide   What should a mother do   She had to let go to get through   If she could she wouldn't do what's for his own good      It's such a contradiction   To love someone enough to walk away   The curse of benediction   Is the pain that just won't go away   La la la la   It's such a contradiction