Chorus:
Oh Mommy, did you ever see
Ever understand I wanted you
To notice me
Oh Mommy, did you ever see
Ever realize I wanted you
To hold me
Oh Mommy, why didn’t you see?

Verse One:
Abandoned child, broken family
Growing up in the middle of World War Three
Salty tears and lonely cries
A little girl trying to make it,
Forcing herself to dry her eyes
Curled up in bed
Sleeping with eyes wide open
Listening to Mommy & Daddy cause a commotion
Pull the blanket up, she covers her ears
Pretends its not true, all the things she hears

(Chorus)

Verse Two:
Mommy’s putting the bags in the car in a hurry
A little girl stands by the car
Holding onto her daddy
As they drive off she’s confused and
Her head’s in a spin
She’s realizing she might not see Daddy again
What’s happened to the life she thought she knew?
Make-believe, and it’s a lie,
Pretend, and it’s not true
Yet the next morning she wakes
Praying her old life she’ll see
But she steps outside her room
And there’s a man who’s not Daddy

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Verse Three:
She runs to her room
Pulls the blankets up tight
Tries to fight back the tears,
Squeeze out the light
Sent off to school the very next day
Oh Mommy, why are you trying to send me away?
She crawls into bed and decides
She won’t let the pain show
Goodbye to the little girl the world used to know
Hello to the girl who says “nothing can affect me”
Hello to the young woman I turned out to be

(Chorus)

You wouldn’t see
You could’ve seen
You wouldn’t see
You should’ve seen

End Chorus:
Oh Mommy, did you ever see
Ever understand I wanted you
To notice me
Oh Mommy, did you ever see
Ever realize I wanted you
To hold me
Oh Mommy, you never did see