Justin Townes Earle
Mama’s Eyes
[Verse 1]
I am my father's son
I've never known when to shut up
I ain't fooling no one
I am my father's son
[Verse 2]
We don't see eye to eye
And I'll be the first to admit I've never tried
It's sure it hurts, but it should hurt sometimes
We don't see eye to eye
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
I was a young man when
I first found the pleasure in the feel of a sin
I went down the same road as my old man
But I was younger then
[Bridge]
Now its 3AM and I'm standing in the kitchen
Holding my last cigarette
Strike a match and I see my reflection in the mirror in the hall
And I say to myself
[Verse 4]
I've got my mama's eyes
Her long thin frame and her smile
And I still see wrong from right
'Cause I've got my mama's eyes
Yeah, I've got my mama's eyes