[Verse 1]
I tell myself that nothing's changed
The clocks they turn back the dead

[Pre-Chorus]
You're outside, I'm inside all alone
The faces obscured by the window

[Chorus]
Mother, don't cry, don't cry
Mother, don't cry, don't cry
Smoke rings, cigs on the porch
They won't let me out
Mother, don't cry, don't cry

[Verse 2]
Workin' the nightshift and the daytime
The months go by seven, eight, nine

[Pre-Chorus]
You're outside, I'm inside all alone
The faces obscured by the window

[Chorus]
Mother, don't cry, don't cry
Mother, don't cry, don't cry
Smoke rings, cigs on the porch
They won't let me out
Mother, don't cry, don't cry
[Bridge]
Untie your tongue when I'm caught
While the party still goes on
You'll be there and I'll be gone
Don't you wait for me too long
Don't you wait for me too long

[Chorus]
Mother, don't cry, don't cry
Mother, don't cry, don't cry
Smoke rings, cigs on the porch
They won't let me out
Mother, don't cry, don't cry