there's a picture on the wall
it reminds me of all of the times that 
I was heading for a fall, 
but somehow, I've always dodged that ball

there's a man on the screen
he's yelling and he's mean and he makes me think -
guess I should’ve seen all along 
just what was coming for me

almost killed myself tryin' to be a
good son
good daughter
good woman
good partner

almost killed myself tryin' to be a
good friend
good lover
good sister
good brother

but I guess that I'll always be a

bad mother

in the stillness of the dawn
untranslatable words dawn upon me
when all is said and done
I guess I was never the right one for the job

almost killed myself tryin' to be a
good son
good daughter
good woman
good partner

almost killed myself tryin' to be a
good friend
good lover
good sister
good brother 

but the truth is I'll always be a

bad mother