Mother

My son, it's been months
And you're never home
You're still late in the night
You barely sleep
What at all do you do? Tell me
What at all do you do out there?
Tell me, tell me something

Oh, mother
Life has just started for me, and the truth is, it's so so hard
I'm barely holding on, but it's okay, I'll be fine
Everyday I live as if today
Would be my last day
'Cause everything I do for our survival is risky, 50-50, very risky
Mother, it's another day
And I'm going again
I don't mean to make you cry
But if I'm not back again
This time tomorrow, please move on
Cause what I do, I do it for the family, I put my head on the platter for you
I put my life on it, and I grind for you, too many hopes on me
They put their trust in me, I sacrifice everything, I put my life on it
And I go all in
No, I don't wanna die, but sometimes, I wish I was never born at all
I deserve no medal
I am no champion, you are
I only do what I have to do
To feed the farm, and if I die today, tell maami yaa to smile
She has sacrificed enough
But it ends here
I remember when I was ten years old, I wanted to grow up so fast
Now I'm in my twenties
I don't know if that ten years old me would be proud of me
She asked me

Listen to me son, I am your mother
Who says I don't feel your pain
There is no one in this life
Who wants you to succeed than me, your mother
I know there is no sweetness here
But whatever was meant to be
Will be, you will be great, my son, you will be great