I wear a white dress
Mama said don’t stain
As she curled my hair
Pulling it more than I felt necessary

I slept 10 hours every night
Cause mama said to get beauty rest
But each morning I’d wake up
Disappointed, never seeing what she saw

I’d take a lunch to school with me
Cause mama said a growing girl should never be hungry
I would starve myself
Because my peers thought otherwise

My mama said never fall in love with a fool
But I did
Cause I am too much like mama

I wear a white dress
That mama said don’t stain
As I lay her in a white one too
Mama said don’t cry when she’s gone
But I’ve never been good at listening to mama