Paula Cole - Happy Home lyrics

I remember the pain in my mother's eyes

I remember the pain of her compromise years ago.

I always wanted to help to make it go away

I didn't know it was her freedom that she needed so.

And she said to meshe said to me:

He hitch-hiked to maine

We went cross-country.

I had to leave my home

I had to raise a family

We did the best we could being so young

We tried to hard to build a happy home.

I never knew what to say to anybody

I didn't know what to doI was far too young.

But everybody could feel the suffocation

Underneath for facade of a happy home.

And she said to meshe said to me:

Chorus

Home sweet freedomflowing in my eyeshome sweet freedom

Flowing in my mind.

Sacrificed her dreams to motherhood

Waiting and waiting to be understood fully.

Sacrificed her years to the family

Waiting and waiting to be heard finally.

And she said to meshe said to me...