well i was found in the transit lounge of a dirty airport town what was i doing on the road to ruin well my mama laid me down my mama laid me down around my hand was a plastic band with a picture of my face i was crying left to die in this godforsaken place this godforsaken place only mama knows why she laid me down in this godforsaken town she was running too what she was running from i always wondered i never knew only mama knows only mama knows i m passing through i m on my way on the road no eta i m passing through no fixed abode and that is why i need to try to hold on i ve got to hold on i ve got to hold on was it planned as a one night stand or did she leave in disgrace well i never will i ever see my father s face see my father s face only mama knows why she laid me down in this godforsaken town she was running too what she was running from i always wondered i never knew only mama knows only mama knows only mama knows why she laid me down in this godforsaken town she was running too what she was running from i always wondered i never knew only mama knows only mama knows i ve got to hold on i ve got to hold on got to hold on1