My mama stood across the room
Face to face but never eye to eye
Recalling words we said
The battle that we swore we'd never fight
Breaking pieces off with every line
A tear came to her eye, and she said

Don't walk away now and
Don't rip my heart out
Don't you block me out tonight
Honey, where are you
Don't hate me for loving you

He walked around my life
And made me blind with every single move
He caught me staring at him
Mad about him, little that I knew
Love is different when you play the fool
And all I wanna do is say

Don't walk away now and
Don't rip my heart out
Don't you make me cry tonight
Like you always do
Don't hate me for loving you

I slammed the door, sat on the porch
And cried into my hands and said
“Are you there do you even care”
To the cross above my head
And someone said

Don't turn away now and
Don't rip my heart out
Things are meant to happen like this
I know it's rough on you
Don't hate me for loving you

I looked up at the sky
Face to face and finally eye to eye