Mother says, "Keep it quiet! I can't hear my own thoughts with you running around" When you ask how she's been sleeping She says she never sleeps she only closes her eyes You don't have to love your own blood Tough to realize you're better off on your own Brought me up to tiptoe around the old house Now you're free to dance away Why do you bother it all? You'll never win her approval She fed you enough to control you The guilt that you feel came with her milk Mother says, "Keep your head down!" You will never tell what her next move's gonna be Darling with you head kept down You won't what's going on Why do you bother it all? You'll never get her to comprehend Our guilt is based on tradition It has made our thoughts small Why do you bother it all? You'll never win her approval Fed you enough to control you The guilt that you feel came with her milk