Can I Come Home? Stefanie Padgett © 2002 Her brothers would climb on the bus And she would beg to go She would fight and fuss That she was left alone First day of school, pigtails and tears All she learned is she didn’t want to be here So she cried, Mama can I come home? And mama said Girl, I raised you I know you’re strong You need to stay where you belong I know that you can work it out That’s what life is all about She wanted to grow up fast Couldn’t wait to be free Though it couldn’t last She thought it could be She was young and didn’t know fear All she learned is she didn’t want to be here So she cried, Mama, can I come home? And mama said Girl, I raised you I know you’re strong You need to stay where you belong I know that you can work it out That’s what life is all about Through fights with her man Kids driving her mad A life she didn’t plan She remembers what mama said Girl, I raised you I know you’re strong You need to stay where you belong I know that you can work it out That’s what life is all about