Donna

I was angry at the world, pushing everyone away

Thought my life was just so bad, I couldn't bear to stay

I was horrible to you, I pushed you to the brink

But you never gave up on me, you never let me sink

You saw through the rebellion and the walls I tried to build

With a quiet kind of patience that refused to ever yield.

You're my mother, you're my best friend

Standing in my corner through the thick and thin

Even when I lost my way, you always had my back

Kept my wild and restless heart from falling off the track

If I got to choose my mother, if I had to start anew

In any life I'm living, Donna, I would always pick you.

I ran away from that girls home down in Magnolia

Thought I was being so sly, but I could never fool ya

You knew I was gonna run before I even did

You even told my dad about the reckless plans I hid

You had Jody track me down, just so you could see my face

Always one step ahead of me with a mother's saving grace.

You're my mother, you're my best friend

Standing in my corner through the thick and thin

Even when I lost my way, you always had my back

Kept my wild and restless heart from falling off the track

If I got to choose my mother, if I had to start anew

In any life I'm living, Donna, I would always pick you.

I couldn't see it then, blinded by my stubborn pride

But I never had to wonder who was standing by my side

You loved me at my worst, when I was spinning out of control

You never walked away, you just anchored down my soul.

'Cause you're my mother, and you're my best friend

Standing in my corner through the thick and thin

Even when I lost my way, you always had my back

Kept my wild and restless heart from falling off the track

If I got to choose my mother, if I had to start anew

In any life I'm living, Donna, I would always pick you

Yeah, in any life I'm given, I would always pick you.