My friends, my dear friends
They got a hand on my back
Mama has money now and Mama has friends
She's making rags for some uptown hags
Why are you always so sad?
Why don't I see what it is you see?
Why can I live and just be?
You're very tall, you're very handsome
You have it all, your skin smells like man
And I, you never know how I ache
You will never know how I ache
Don't touch that in grace
I heard you had to be strong
Why not float around with me?
It won't take you so long
You can hang around with me
And a few good men will go where they all
And a few good mothers go for what they,
And I long for a touch or reminder of us but,
And a few strong branches over water reach for what they all not reach
I hope your mother knows where it is you have been
I hope your mother knows what it is you have seen
She will never know how I ache