I built a wall around you
Believing that was right
Pushing away the darkness
To hold you in the light
Brick upon brick
Arms wrapped around you
Leaving you nowhere
To fall or hold on to
Except for me
But I don’t count
Because a good mother
Would have let you out
A good mother
Would have sewed you a cloud
To sail to the sun
And sing out loud
To swell up with tears
That rain on parades
To play with the lightning
And not be afraid
A good mother
Would have loved you from afar
Forgot where you came from
And learned who you are
She would have braved her own demons
And dried her own tears
Harbored your anger
And welcomed your fears
A good mother would love you
And that I have done
But you broke the wall
You found the sun
mishunderstood 