Daniel Johnston — Mother Mom Said

I had a reason I had an excuse My heart was bleeding My head was in the noose What did mother mom say? What did mother mom say? What did mother mom say? What did mother mom say? Mother mom said Mother mom said Mother mom said Mother mom said, don't go Mother mom said My arms were shaking Like a chicken wing coop I had it all spelled out for me In my alphabet soup And those soup cans and pop bottles Dancing in the nude And the nervous radio played forgotten songs That only an orphan could remember And then everything fell apart And then everything came together And there were shoelaces there a million miles long And I was gone What did mother mom say? What did mother mom say? What did mother mom say? Well, what did mother mom say? Mother mom said Mother mom said Mother mom said Mother mom said, don't go Please don't go My bank account just fell through Elma says it happened to her son And now I'm hitting the road Elma says it happened to her son Elma says Elma says Elma says Elma told my mom Elma told my mom Elma told my mom Elma told my mom Elma told my mom, don't go Please don't go Please don't go Please don't go