Mammas don’t let your babies grow up to stay children
Let ‘em mess up and suffer some loss
Let ‘em work hard but enjoy the results
Mammas don’t let your babies grow up to stay children
Help ‘em see who they are and have freedom to be
Help ‘em know how they feel and express it in deed
Mammas don’t let your babies grow up to stay children
Teach ‘em to express, create, laugh and weep
Teach ‘em to let others, so each soul will keep
Mammas don’t let your babies grow up to stay children
Show ‘em their value is equal to yours
Show ‘em the same worth of all others, of course
Mammas let all your babies grow up to be adults…
30/9/2016