Does your mother know
You had to go someday
Does your mother know
That you would go so fast
Anyway, that`s all you think about
You`d call her if you could
But the letters that you write
In the faded winter light
Just tell her they tell her
That you`ve got ten dollars and you`ll be all right
And when you get straight you`re gonna come back east some day
Does your mother know
You have a man in the West
Does your mother know
You drove him from your door
Anyway that`s all you think about
You`d call her if you could
Does your mother know
You walked all day in the rain
Does your mother know
How deep your love could be
Anyway that`s all you think about
You`d call her if you could
But the letters that you write
In the faded winter light
Just tell her they tell her
That you`ve got ten dollars and your rent costs eight
And when you get straight you`re gonna come back east some day
But the letters that you write in the faded winter light
Just tell her they tell her