Single Mom

Verse G She didn’t want em to grow up. Cadd9 In a broken, busted up home. G Where the rent can barely be paid Cadd9 And you pray the lights’ll turn on. G No she didn’t want em to grow up Cadd9 But she works the best that she can. G For a two bed, one bath section 8 place, Em Cadd9 G new paint, old table, no dad. Chorus G And pinchin every quarter, every dollar, Cadd9 every day that goes by. G The Coulda woulda shoulda beens every teenage sin that Cadd9 brought her into this complex life. Em And at the end of the day Cadd9 she done her best to pave a G D way on the road god put her on. Single mom. Verse G No she couldn’t do it on her own Cadd9 Sure takes a village to raise a kid G Took some damn good friends and a little bit a luck Cadd9 To do it like she did G And she couldn’t afford all the nicer things Cadd9 But they had more love than they could ever need G And daddy never stepped up in the end Em Cadd9 G So she was mom and dad and her best friend Chorus G And pinchin every quarter, every dollar, Cadd9 every day that goes by. G The Coulda woulda shoulda beens every teenage sin that Cadd9 brought her into this complex life. Em And at the end of the day Cadd9 she done her best to pave a G D (One strum) way on the road god put her on. Single mom. Em Cadd9 D She’s only missed church twice since May of 17. Em Cadd9 Em Cadd9 D And prays they don’t turn around and do the same damn thing. Chorus G And pinchin every quarter, every dollar, Cadd9 every day that goes by. G The Coulda woulda shoulda beens every teenage sin that Cadd9 brought her into this complex life. Em And at the end of the day Cadd9 she done her best to pave a G D (One strum) way on the road god put her on. Single mom. Outro G Cadd9 Em Cadd9 G