My children´s mother

Lyrics and music by Susi Varming

 

you speak of your alcoholism as if it

were some kind of blessing

you speak of your millions as if

they represented some kind of compensation

and you speak of my future as if

it were already behind me

you speak of my mind as if you

knew who i am

 

this is my children’s mother you’re addressing here

my children’s mother you are messing with

my children’s mother fragile but strong

worried about you

 

and no matter how rich or drunk

you cannot speak to me condescendingly

not even hiding behind a reservation of the right

to express the first amendment

 

this is my children’s mother you’re undressing here

my children’s naked mother you are messing with

my children’s mother fragile but strong

caring about you

 

and as far as confidence is concerned

it’s really not that i don’t trust you when you’re you

but god only knows where you end up

when friday night has turned you into someone new

 

that’s not my children’s mother we’re undressing here

but my children’s future we are messing with

my children’s future fragile but strong

crazy about you

 

how often do you think you would come

crawling on a sunday morning

where would faith find a reason to survive

who’s gonna be the one to bring you home

 

i think i think i know the contents

of the only line on your wish-list

yet i did not answer when you asked me to be