Mother's Day Songtext
von Ezra Furman & The Harpoons

(Hello)
(This song is called Mother′s Day)
(It's about a whore that I knew in Chicago)
(Here it goes, goes)
(One, two, one, two, three, four)

Oh!
Ho-ho, alright
Okay

Virginia died with a smile right under her nose
I know, a victim of a drive-by drug overdose
She was a whore from the ol′ street corner uptown
I was the only one who came to see 'em lower her down

I saw her last light shining
She always said, "Go to prom and quit your whining"
I must confess
I didn't know just what she meant then, alright


One time, I see it was a marriage that she ran away from
I saw the jewellery when she got her upper button undone
I linked the crime back to the corner where we met
I wanted some but she said she wasn′t young enough yet

I′m on another merry-go-round
And I scream but I don't make a sound
Virginia was just another person I found, alright

We′ve come a long way in a sense (ah-ah-ah)
We've lost a lot of innocence (ah-ah-ah)
Don′t try to keep us in a fence (ah-ah-ah)
We'll break through, hey

Alright
Oh, c′mon now

I guess I kill a little something every place that I go
Boys, you can stutter but don't you ever stop that flow
And girls, you just keep on teasing us guys with your eyes
Virginia did it every day until the day she died

Self-esteem's not based on IQ
I′d like to say I never liked you
Oh, but one thing I learned
Oh, don′t you ever lie, you'll get burned, alright


I know I′ll see you in the future when I least expect
I know, a victim of a right-turn cynical wreck
But memory is strange and it fades away
I think I love you, but who is anybody to say?

It's all snapshots I′ve taken
Somebody better bring the cake in
'Cause I think it′s starting to rain
On your wedding day, alright, okay

We've come a long way in a sense (ah-ah-ah)
We've lost a lot of innocence (ah-ah-ah)
Don′t try to keep us in a fence (ah-ah-ah)
We′ll break through, fuck

Yes
Okay, alright