by Jennifer West

Created on: September 25, 2008

OVER PROTECTIVE MAMA

If I don't want her to fall down

I feel that it's my place

To catch her when she tumbles

Before she scrapes her knees or face.

If I don't want her to feel the pain

That has crippled this worn heart,

Can I not wrap her in my arms

Before the heartaches start.

Chorus
Am I an

Over protective mama, am I too blind to see,

Am I hurting more than helping, should I just let it be,

Over protective mama, well I'll carry that with pride,

Because at least I care enough, if not too much, about my child.

Say what you like behind my back

I simply do not care,

Don't tell me how to raise my child

I know what's best for her.

I see your eyes a-watching me

When I take her into school,

I hear the whispers, see the stares

I am nobody's fool.

Chorus
Am I an

Over protective mama, am I too blind to see,

Am I hurting more than helping, should I just let it be,

Over protective mama, well I'll carry that with pride,

Because at least I care enough, if not too much, about my child

So before you judge and gossip

Bout the methods that I use,

Take a step back and look around

At those parents who abuse.

Just be sure to stay out of my reach

If you have the nerve to speak,

Cos' this mama's much tougher than she looks

And I wont turn the other cheek.

Chorus
Am I an

Over protective mama, am I too blind to see,

Am I hurting more than helping, should I just let it be,

Over protective mama, well I'll carry that with pride,

Because at least I care enough, if not too much, about my child.

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