Mother, where are you today?   You took a piece of me the day you went away   No recollection or the smell of your perfume   I took a piece of you the day I left the womb      Brother, put your needles down   The best thing for you is to leave this aweful town   Pretty soon, you'll have kids to feed   If you see mother, tell her I can say      Please don't worry, I am doing fine   You're much too busy to even find the time   So use your give and go's and take this to your grave   The boys you left are men you didn't raise      And Daddy, how are you today?   You must be proud of the boys you have raised   Your withered heart and everything it's seen   Your constant calices you had kids to feed      You had kids to feed      Please don't worry, I am doing fine   You're much too busy to even find the time   So use your give and go's and take this to your grave   The boys you left are men you didn't raise