Standard (EADGBE)
Well I was found in the transit lounge of a dirty airport town
What was I doing on the road to ruin, where my mama laid me down?
My mama laid me down
Round my hand was a plastic band with a picture of my face
I was crying, left to die in this godforsaken place
This godforsaken place
Only mama knows
Why she laid me down in this godforsaken town
She was running too
What she ran from who I always wondered
I never knew
Only mama knows
Only mama knows
I'm passing through, I'm on my way
On the road, no ETA
I'm passing through, no fixed abode
And that is why
I need to try
To hold on (to hold on)
Got to hold on
Was it planned as a one-night stand, or did she leave in disgrace?
Well I never, will I ever see my father's face?
See my father's face
Only mama knows
Why she laid me down in this godforsaken town
She was running too
What she ran from who I always wondered
I never knew
Only mama knows
Only mama knows
Only mama knows
Why she laid me down in this godforsaken town
She was running too
What she ran from who I always wondered
I never knew
Only mama knows
Only mama knows
I've got to hold on
Got to hold on
Gotta hold on