Songtext I am my mother Wilco

I am my mother

Dangerous dreams have been detected
Streaming over the Southern border

As bad as it seems, it's worse than expected
Fleeing through the night corridor

Oh, I've done the math
With a stick in the sand
I've kicked the can
Into a dead end

Oh, I can't mend
Every broken fence
I'm a new man
But I am still my mother

If it was up to me, I would have rejected
The idea that money could keep you poor

And as dark as it seems, it's worse than neglected
When you need the one who loves no more

I've done the math
With a stick in the sand
I've kicked the can
Into a dead end

Oh, I can't mend
Every broken fence
I'm a new man
But I am still my mother