[Chorus:]

Momma I'm sorry

You know I never meant to hurt you, no.

But I'm in love with the boy next door.

Momma, please understand

And momma I'm so sorry

But I don't think that I can let him go

I'm in love with the boy next door



[Verse 1:]

Starring at your picture

My vision is blur

My eyes are feeling petit

With every word.

They're trying to tell me

I'm only a kid and that I

Can't be in love

I don't know what it is.

And they keep trying to confince me that you ain't no good for me

(You're too young to know, baby, just let it go.)

And they just won't accept what we are

And what we can be

(So this letter reads)

Momma, please understand.



[Chorus:]

Momma I'm sorry

You know I never meant to hurt you, no.

But I'm in love with the boy next door.

Momma, please understand

And momma I'm so sorry

But I don't think that I can let him go

I'm in love with the boy next door

Momma, please understand



[Verse 2:]

And I know that she

Thinks that I'm yound and naive

Don't know what's good for me

Think of your future

She says with tears in her eyes

(Don't throw away your dreams)

About loving some guy.

Momma please have more faith in me

you didn't raise a fool

I'm gonna stay by ya side though I know you don't want me to

So this letter reads.

Momma, please understand



[Chorus:]

Momma I'm sorry

You know I never meant to hurt you, no.

But I'm in love with the boy next door.

Momma, please understand

And momma I'm so sorry

But I don't think that I can let him go

I'm in love with the boy next door

Momma, please understand



[Bridge:]

Nothing I can say to

Make you feel the way you feel

But finally i found the love 

that I know is real, really real

And I ain't gonna give it up

Not for nothing 

I ain't gonna give it up (noo)

So momma...

Momma, Please understand!



[Chorus:]

Momma I'm sorry

You know I never meant to hurt you, no.

But I'm in love with the boy next door.

Momma, please understand

And momma I'm so sorry

But I don't think that I can let him go

I'm in love with the boy next door

Momma, please understand