When I was born my mother died 
She said bye-bye baby, bye-bye 
I said, "Where you goin'? 
I'm just born" 
She said I'll only be gone for a while 
My mother loved to leave in style 
That's why God made the movies 

Well I laid around in my swaddling clothes 
Until the doctor came and turned out the light 
Then I packed my bag 
And my nametag 
And stole away into the night 
Hoping things would work out right 
That's why God made the movies 

Say you will, say you will 
Say you'll take me to your loving breast 
Say you'll nourish me with your tenderness 
The way the ladies sometimes do 
Say you won't, say you won't 
Say you won't leave me for no other man 
Say you'll love me just the way I am 
Say you will, baby now 
Say you will, just say you will 
Say you will 

When I was born my mother died 
She said bye-bye baby, bye-bye 
And since that day 
I've paid my way 
The notorious boy of the wild 
Adopted by the wolves when he was a child 
That's why God. That's why God. 
That's why God made the movies