MOMMY BRAIN
IF YOU'VE LEFT THE CRAYONS TO MELT IN THE CAR,
AND FORGOTTEN WHERE YOUR KEYS ARE,
THERE'S A PERFECTLY GOOD WAY TO EXPLAIN:
YOU SEE, YOU'VE COME DOWN WITH "MOMMY BRAIN".
WHEN YOU'RE NOT SURE WHERE THE PAST 8 HOURS WENT,
OR WHETHER OR NOT THE PHONE BILL CHECK 'S BEEN SENT,
IF YOU'VE LEFT THE LAUNDRY DRYING IN THE RAIN,
IT'S JUST--YOU GUESSED--MOMMY BRAIN.
IF YOU FIND YOURSELF CHATTING FOR HOURS ON END
ABOUT DIAPER PRICES WITH YOUR CYBER FRIENDS,
YOU'VE JUST CAUGHT A PARTICULAR VIRULENT STRAIN
OF THAT AFFLICTION KNOWN AS MOMMY BRAIN.
IF YOU LEFT YOUR BAGS AT THE GROCERY STORE
OR COMPLETELY FORGOT WHAT YOU WENT THERE FOR,
IF YOU CALLED THE CAT BY YOUR BABY'S NAME,
YOU CAN BET THAT MOMMY BRAIN IS TO BLAME.
AND IF YOU KNOW THE WORDS TO GOODNIGHT MOON BY HEART,
OR STUDY YOUR SLEEPING BABE LIKE A WORK OF ART,
IF YOU'RE ALWAYS SURPRISED BY HOW TIME IS FLYING,
AND THE THOUGHT OF THAT FIRST BIRTHDAY STARTS YOU CRYING.....
IT'S UNAVOIDABLE GIRLS, AND I FEEL YOUR PAIN,
FOR I ,TOO, SUFFER FROM MOMMY BRAIN.
BUT I'LL ADMIT ONE THING OF THIS I'M SURE:
I HOPE THEY NEVER FIND A CURE!!
