I Will Always Remember You Mama by Platinum Spurs Lyrics

I woke up extra early
To make myself some food
And stand next to the hotplate
'Cause I was cold

I hated the way it smelled
In that dirty hotel room
But I couldn't do much better
For I was only 6 years old

It couldn't have been easy
With Daddy off to jail
Super high on crystal meth
When he robbed the U.S. Mail
That left you with two kids
And little else but your charm
Guess that's why you started
To put a needle in your arm

You were pretty as a picture
When you weren't drunk
Passed out on the sofa
Stinkin' like a skunk
I didn't need no Shakespeare
To experience the drama
But I will always remember you, Mama

There must have been some good times
But I can't remember one
Though I still have a photograph
Of me and you

It shows you sort of smiling
As if the future's looking bright
That smile didn't really have a clue
You were pretty as a picture
When you weren't drunk
Or all beat up
Bleeding like a punk

There wasn't much you did
That didn't cause me trauma
But I will always remember you, Mama

Mama, you did the best you could
To raise me
At least that's what you told me
Every day
We didn't always eat
Or even wash our feet
You were all I had
And I really wish you'd stayed
The last time I saw you
Was in that pretty dress
It had flowers
On a heavenly field of blue
The man that brought you home
He threw it on the floor
And put his hands around your neck
I guess you won't hit me anymore

You were pretty as a picture
When you weren't drunk
Or passed out on the sofa
Smelling like a skunk

You weren't no saint
Or like the Dalai Lama
But I'll always remember you, Mama

I didn't need no Shakespeare
To experience the drama
But I will always remember you, Mama

I will always remember you, Mama