Mama's leavin' today It didn't take as long as I thought it would And there's mounds of clay In the backyard where our playground once stood He left months ago With his college bags, his overcoat, and his clothes And I'm stuck down here Still talking to all the people that he knows To all the people that he knows And in this background The colors change From green to blue From blue to purple Purple to red And in my head And in my head Blue Purple