Lyrics:

Joel was her only son, trouble was his way of having fun
With the wrong crowd
He was heading for kingdom come
What should a mother do?
She'll have to let go to get through
If she could, she'd send him away for his own good

It's such a contradiction
To love someone enough to walk away
The curse of benediction
Is the pain that just won't go away
It's such a contradiction

Penny was just sixteen
Answering someone else's dream with her child
'Cause they had what she couldn't provide
What should a mother do?
She had to let go to get through if she could
She wouldn't do what's for his own good

It's such a contradiction
To love someone enough to walk away
The curse of benediction
Is the pain that just won't go away
It's such a contradiction