i walked up and down avenue a til 4am/ don't know what i'm doin' here, where to stay, or where to begin/ oh mama, gotta figure out how far i'll go/ and i'm addin' to the list of things that you don't know/ your daughter is dead, your daughter is dead,/ i think you made her up in your head/ your daughter is dead, your daughter is dead/ i think you made her up in your head/ i'm alive in several scary ways tonight/ been on fire and had trouble hiding the blaze from your sight/ oh mama, i been noticin' more and more/ that my crooked fingers are beginning to look just like yours/ just like yours/ your daughter is dead, your daughter is dead,/ i think you made her up in your head/ your daughter is dead, your daughter is dead/ i think you made her up in your head/ let me be the best part of me and you/ let me be the brave part of me and you/ don't think i didn't see you there/ poor, broken-hearted and alone/ i want you to know i've always cared/ and always thought of you as home/ home---/ your daughter is dead, your daughter is dead,/ i think you made her up in your head/ let me be the best part of me and you/ let me be the brave part of me and you / oh mama i been noticin' more and more/ that my hands look just like yours