mama why does he treat me so cold so cold so cold why do i feel so old so old so old how long has he treated me unkind unkind unkind oh have i always been so blind so blind so blind i m a widow i am a widow of a living man of a living man of a living man why can t the times stay the same stay the same stay the same now i am begging him to change please change please change what about all the plans we ve made the plans we ve made lord i pray now i am so afraid i m so afraid i m so afraid i m a widow i am a widow of a living man of a living man of a living man i m a widow i am a widow of a living man of a living man of a living man mama why does he hurt me so he hurts me so he hurts me so i m gonna need some place to go some place to go some place to go he s no longer some kind woman s son kind woman s son kind woman s son mama i think i had better run i d better run i d better run i m a widow i am a widow of a living man of a living man of a living man i m a widow i am the widow of a living man of a living man of a living man