The child who raised her mother peeked inside the door
At her forty year old baby passed out on the floor
And she made her mother breakfast - washed and changed her sheets
Went back to bed instead of school and drifted off to sleep
And then she drove away
And then she drove away - drove away

The child who raised her mother made excuses for her mom
Lied to friends and teachers - told them, "nothing's wrong"
And she often fell asleep at school and sometimes she would dream
That her dad came back and picked her up in a magic limousine
And then they drove away
And then she drove away - drove away

Above the trees and houses - above the school and cars
Far above her mother's house - among the moon and stars

When the child who raised her mother turned sixteen she was told
That another man would live with them - the house was being sold
So she packed up in the night - took only what she'd need
Walked out to her mother's car and finally turned that key
And then she drove away and then she drove away