If someone asks you
Tell them you know nothing
My life is a series
That has no end
You find me too conciliatory
Yes, I know it well
I try to stay smiling
It masks the sorrows

And I draw hearts on the erasures
I repaint my pains in the past
Like at twenty, nothing has changed
I write "I love you" on the walls
Rowing against wind and tide
Dry eyes, hoarse voice

If they ask you
Am I doing well
Tell them I'm a mother, a mother never complains
If they ask you
When am I coming back
Tell them I'm here, a few train stations away

If someone tells you
That I think I'm a star
Tell them that before God
I'm no better than you
If someone asks you
Am I always honest
Tell them where I come from
We don't pretend

I've seen hearts beat under armor
Often lost girls
Bandits who are not so tough
I write "I love you" on the walls
Rowing against wind and tide
Dry eyes, hoarse voice

If they ask you
Am I doing well
Tell them I'm a mother, a mother never complains
If they ask you
When am I coming back
Tell them I'm here, a few train stations away

If they ask you
If they ask you
If they ask you

And if they ask you
Am I doing well
Tell them I'm a mother, a mother never complains
And if they ask you
When am I coming back
Tell them I'm here

If they ask you
Am I doing well
Tell them I'm a mother, a mother never complains
If they ask you
When am I coming back
Tell them I'm here, a few train stations away

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