When I carried her down that long cold hall
That night walkin’ out of the hospital
When friends and family finally went home
When I realized you were really gone
When the front door closed and I could not breathe
When I was in the hall down on my knees
When she woke up ‘cause she heard me cry
When she asked why God let momma die
To buy her clothes and brush her hair
To tuck her in and say her prayers
Oh sometimes life is so fuckin’ unfair
Yeah, Yeah
You should have been there
When she was at tree in her first grade play
On Christmas mornings and Mother’s Day
When I ran out of gas and fell like such a fool
Me and Rosie hitchhiking to her school
When she came to me with worried eyes
She didn’t have to say, I could read her mind
I just took her hand walked out the door
Held it all the way to the drug store
To kiss her face and dry her tears
To whisper to her, momma’s here
Oh sometimes life is so fuckin’ unfair
Yeah…yeah
You should have been there
When
I didn’t know what to do
When
I needed to talk to you
When
The rain came pouring down
When…when…when…
Momma, you should see her now
Trying on her wedding gown
I don’t want her to see me cry
So I turn away and I close my eyes
Life’s beautiful I wouldn’t change a thing
If you could only hear her sing
Sometimes I make mistakes and I let her down
I sure wish you could’ve been around
When
I didn’t know what to do
When
I needed to talk to you
When
The rain came pouring down
When…when…when…
