All you've ever been 
Is a call every now and then 
From some old pay phone 
After you'd hang up 
Lord, she'd take it rough 
And want to be alone 
I know you from the picture 
Of you and her together 
Taken at a fair in '68 
You've gotta lot of nerve to think 
You can walk right in and take her place 
 
To me you're just the man who made my mama cry 
Someone who broke a lot of promises in his time 
All I know about you is how to live without you 
And I can see I have your eyes 
But all you've ever been 
Is the man who made my mama cry 
 
When she took off my training wheels 
Held a job and cooked the meals 
Where were you? 
Don't even start 
She did her part 
And yours too 
Now you're back to play the part 
That was missin' in my heart 
When I was growin' up 
Well, you're a little late 
I don't have the time to waste on catchin' up 
 
To me you're just the man who made my mama cry 
Someone who broke a lot of promises in his time 
All I know about you is how to live without you 
And I can see I have your eyes 
But all you've ever been 
Is the man who made my mama cry 
 
All I know about you is how to live without you 
And I can see I have your eyes 
But all you've ever been 
Is the man who made my mama cry