when i was just a little boy well i would go out to play and i would wander so far from home that i would lose my way and i'd call on my mama to help me and she'd come right away to help me get back home where i wanna be and here's what i say
CHORUS
mama hold my hand i dont think i can cross this road by myself mama hold my hand i dont think i can cross this road by myself
and when i was a young man i would go astray didnt want nobody to hold my hand wanted to make my own way and my mama would come out to help me but i push her away cause i just wanted to be on my own and heres what i say
CHORUS 2
Mama leave my hand i've been waiting to cross this road by myself cross this road by myself
well now that i'm a grown man and i've moved away i got house a 9to5 and my wife got a kid on the way
mama told me that lifes gonna of take it day by day but every once in a while i get scared and i wish i could say
mama hold my hand i dont think i can cross this road by myself mama hold my hand i dont think i can cross this road by myself
now my mama is near the end of her years and her hair is grey sometimes i call her to ask her if she would like to spend the day mama used to be strong but she aint now and she cant make her way thats why im always around when she needs help and heres what i say
mama hold my hand i dont think you can cross this road by yourself mama hold my hand i dont think you can cross this road by yourself