Paul McCartney Only Mama Knows [Live] lyrics

I was found in the transit lounge of a dirty airport town
What was I doing on the road to ruin?
Well, my mama laid me down
My mama laid me down

Round my hand was a plastic band
With a picture of my face
I was crying, left to die in this godforsaken place
God forsaken place

Only mama knows why she laid me down in this godforsaken town
She was running too
What she ran from though I always wondered, I never knew
Only mama knows, only mama knows

I'm passing through, I'm on my way
I'm on the road, no ETA
I'm passing through, no fixed abode
And that is why I, I need to try

To hold on, I gotta hold on
I've gotta hold on


Was it planned as a one night stand
Or did she leave in disgrace?
Well, I never, will I ever see my father's face?
See my father's face

Only mama knows why she laid me down in this godforsaken town
She was running too
What she ran from though I always wondered, I never knew
Only mama knows, only mama knows

Only mama knows why she laid me down in this godforsaken town
She was running too
What she ran from though I always wondered, I never knew
Only mama knows, only mama knows
Only mama knows, only mama knows

I've gotta hold on
I've gotta hold on
I've gotta hold on