Momma's In Heaven Shaking, Her Head, Song Poem by Patricia Kelley

Momma's In Heaven Shaking, Her Head, Song



Momma looks down from Heaven watching us kids'.
Seeing, my daddy drinking his loaded beer,
He doesn't even notice our brokenhearted tears.
Going to bed hungry is our fear.

'We're missing sweet momma in Heaven.'
She was taken from us early.
Sometimes, when we close our eyes', we can feel her near.

Momma looks down from Heaven watching us kids'.
Seeing my daddy make us fetch his loaded beer,
He doesn't even nurse my sore ear.
He doesn't even act like he cares.

We're missing sweet momma in Heaven.
She was taken from us early.
Sometimes, when we close our eyes, we can feel her near.

Momma looks down from Heaven watching us kids'.
Seeing my daddy refusing to do our laundry,
She sees the bedbugs in our sheets.
Biting us like after school treats.

We're missing sweet momma in Heaven.'
She was taken from us early.
Sometimes, when we close our eyes, we can feel her near.


Momma looks down from Heaven watching us kids.
Knowing it's just a matter of time before we're taken into state custody.
Because of my dad's selfish gluttony,

Momma's in Heaven shaking, her head

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