I just turned 21 when I gave away my son That's a pain I won't forget To have him ripped right from my chest In my heart I knew it was the on;y thing to do But he grew inside my womb And his leaving was my tomb Those were the cloudy days I keep trying to outrace I had to break the cycle Didn't want to be the same As my parents were before me Well that's just how they were raised I did the best I could I did what I thought was right I hope he'll forgive me For wanting to give him a better life Don't tell me how it is Don't tell me how it was Don't tell me you know how I feel Don't tell me it's not love Cause if it's not love I don't know what is Every single birthday Oh I'd drink the day away Trying to forget that he was ever made I just wanna hold him Take back all those years He didn't call me mother And I didn't wipe his tears I did the best I could I did what I thought was right I hope he'll forgive me For wanting to give him a better life Don't tell me how it is Don't tell me how it was Don't tell me you know how I feel Don't tell me it's not love Cause if it's not love I don't know what is And I never went to town Till all the swelling had gone down My soul was wrecked My arms were free I tried to find him He didn't want to find me I did the best I could I did what I thought was right I hope he'll forgive me For wanting to give him a better life Don't tell me how it is Don't tell me how it was Don't tell me you know how I feel Don't tell me it's not love If it's not love I don't know what is