Let me tell a story    You might find it boring    It's about understanding glory    You just want something that is mine    You lift me up and push me back down again    You just want something that is mine    You lift me up and push me back down again      I was mama's soldier    Crying on no one's shoulder    Making my papa proud again    I was mama's soldier      Lost and found at the same time    Everything's right at the wrong time    I'll tell you what's on my mind    I just want something that is mine    You lift me up and push me back down again    I just want something that is mine    You lift me up and push me back down again      I was mama's soldier    Crying on no one's shoulder    Making my papa proud again    I was mama's soldier      You struggle all your life not to come behind    Then it's too late and you try to rewind    Mind your own business, stay out of trouble    You gotta stand up tall in the struggle      I was mama's soldier    Crying on no one's shoulder    Making my papa proud again    I was mama's soldier   I was mama's soldier    Crying on no one's shoulder    Making my papa proud again    I was mama's soldier      (Mama, I'm too late this time / Papa, it's too late this time)