She used to be my enemy and never letting me be free,
Catching me in places that I know I shouldn't be,
Every other day I crossed the line
I didn't mean to be so bad,
I never thought you would become a friend I never had

Back then I didn't know why,
Why you were misunderstood,
So now I see through your eyes,
All that you did was love

Mama I love you, Mama I care,
Mama I love you, Mama my friend,
You're my friend
You're my friend

I didn't want to hear it then but
I'm not ashamed to say it now,
Every little thing you said and did was right for me,
I had a lot of things to think about,
About the way I used to be,
Never had a sense of my responsibility.

Back then I didn't know why,
Why you were misunderstood,
So now I see through your eyes,
All that you did was love,

Mama I love you, Mama I care,
Mama I love you, Mama my friend,
You're my friend
You're my friend
You're my friend
Mama you're my best friend

(Mama I love you, Mama I care,)
You know, you know, you know
I love you
You know I do
(Mama I love you, Mama my friend,)
I love you ma, you know that I need you
(Mama I love you, Mama I care,)
(Mama I love you, Mama my friend,)
You're my friend