Cried outside the common wall
He had the eyes of the widow Johnson
And the station master's chin
And sisters and Teresa heard him cry,
When the shame inside me died,
when the mother in me cried
And I'd go by the playground
I'd smile at every little
If one of them was smiling back at you,
your mama's heart is broken
That someday you'll find out
Climbed outside the convent wall
The sta tionmaster helped him
And aboard the 10 -04 and he was gone
And no one's ever heard a word
or even seen the boy from that day on
And I still cry myself to sleep
About the child I couldn't keep
And I always pray that life
It's a story that will never
your mama's heart is broken
But someday you'll find out
your mama's heart is broken