[Verse 1] Mama used to sing me home With a crack in her smile Ash on her blouse And a tremble in her style Two pills in the tin By the sugar can lid She called me “baby” Then forgot what she did [Pre-Chorus] I learned to listen For the door at night Learned how a house Can go still and bite [Chorus] Mama junkie, mama junkie Don’t let go of me Mama junkie, mama junkie Tell me what you see I still love you Even when you’re gone Mama junkie, mama junkie I keep singing on [Verse 2] Sunday meant waiting At the clinic door Counting the cracks In the linoleum floor I held your coat When your hands went cold You said “I’m okay” With a lie I knew told [Pre-Chorus] I learned to pray With my eyes open wide Learned how a child Can be brave and hide [Chorus] Mama junkie, mama junkie Don’t let go of me Mama junkie, mama junkie Tell me what you see I still love you Even when you’re gone Mama junkie, mama junkie I keep singing on [Bridge] Now you call sometimes From a borrowed phone Your voice like rain On a broken bone If you find your way Through that heavy smoke I’ll leave the porch light And I’ll leave it woke [Chorus] Mama junkie, mama junkie Don’t let go of me Mama junkie, mama junkie Tell me what you see I still love you Even when you’re gone Mama junkie, mama junkie I keep singing on
