Mother (Don't Cry)

[Verse 1] I tell myself that nothing's changed The clocks they turn back the dead [Pre-Chorus] You're outside, I'm inside all alone The faces obscured by the window [Chorus] Mother, don't cry, don't cry Mother, don't cry, don't cry Smoke rings, cigs on the porch They won't let me out Mother, don't cry, don't cry [Verse 2] Workin' the nightshift and the daytime The months go by seven, eight, nine [Pre-Chorus] You're outside, I'm inside all alone The faces obscured by the window [Chorus] Mother, don't cry, don't cry Mother, don't cry, don't cry Smoke rings, cigs on the porch They won't let me out Mother, don't cry, don't cry [Bridge] Untie your tongue when I'm caught While the party still goes on You'll be there and I'll be gone Don't you wait for me too long Don't you wait for me too long [Chorus] Mother, don't cry, don't cry Mother, don't cry, don't cry Smoke rings, cigs on the porch They won't let me out Mother, don't cry, don't cry