Mother dear, don't you weep, don't you cry tonight
Mother dear, don't break down, no don't you break down tonight.
Your silky silhouette with a blush of pink here and there,
Your tiny infinity of dark and hidden despair.
The tears tasting your brim lay hidden, under a pair of wet lashes
The despair with which you're smitten, is turning your smile into ashes.
Mother dear, don't you weep, don't you cry tonight
Mother dear, don't break down, no don't you break down tonight.
I see what he's doing to you, I watch from a distance.
I see you wade through the rain, I see you sinking,
Why do you love him, still? Why can't you just let go?
Why does he keep hurting you like this? Please don't take this anymore.
I want to help you, I want to understand.
The same woman who cradled me from birth is now leaving my hand.
Mother dear, don't you weep, don't you cry tonight
Mother dear, don't break down, no don't you break down tonight.
I pray you, do not leave me alone. I see you slipping away.
I want to hold you, cherish you and keep, I want you to stay.
I don't know why I'm not being able to move, not being able to move my lips and say
Why am I not being able to reach out, reach out and make you stay.
Mother dear, don't you weep, don't you cry tonight
Mother dear, don't break down, no don't you break down tonight.
