Ask Your Mom

I just knew when I dropped my last quarter
It would reopen the wound
Just a single ring and Adrienne answered
I knew she was alone in her room

7pm, Wednesday night
The customary long-distance call
Not out of mind, just out of sight
A million miles from it all

She's askin' Daddy what are you doing?
Where are you calling from?
When are you coming home?
I said: Ask your Mom

I've been in too many states to mention,
Tonight it's simply the blues
Been soaked to the bone in Houston
Been blown away in Syracuse

But here I am again in Memphis
Just a thumb ride to that front door
Askin' how am I getting through this
And how many highways more?

She's askin' Daddy what are you doing?
Where are you calling from?
When are you coming home?
I said Ask your Mom
They say the road goes on forever
And the nights can be so cold
And there ain't nothin' like loneliness
To make a man feel old

She's askin' Daddy what are you doing?
Where are you calling from?
When are you coming home?
Daddy I'm so alone
When are you coming home?
I said Ask your Mom
Ask your Mom