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Lyrics:

                                                  
Check On Momma
(Phillip Sandifer, 2018)

I tried to save her
They didn’t think 
She wanted to get 
Any older
They had in their head
To them she just
Wasn’t acting like
The same mother
They needed to believe
That they knew her
Better than any of the others
So they grabbed the controls

The youngest
The foolish one
She pulled the plug
On her
Her moves and maneuvers
Saw to it 
That she was a goner
So little truth 
And no one was
Willing to confront her
And I moved too damn slow

God hold her hand
She was a beautiful woman
And if you can 
Every once in a while
Won’t  you check on Momma
Check on Momma


Then came the aftermath
Another nightmare 
Of indiscretions
They circled the wagons
Published a lie
To feed their obsessions
Even the lawyer blushed
As he blustered 
Then threatened, and threatened
Maybe mother was 
Lucky to escape

Chorus:  

Bridge: 

When you lean away
From the day to day
You can see it all clearly
This was a life being remade
And a plan was hatched early
Now all we have is the photographs
And the rest is on Ebay
Mother’s life
Cut down in stride
And then everyone
Walks away 

Chorus: 

Check on Momma
Check on Momma
Check on Momma