Mommaâs to be the thief,Mommaâs to be the thief,Oh Lord, please wonât you tell meMommaâs to be the thief?Mommaâs to be the thief,âPleaseâ said today a manAnd how come youâre the only oneWhoâs beggaring, who always stays?Mommaâs to be the thief,But I stop the hanging man.How come youâre the only oneLiving by the open hand?Now mommaâs to be the thief,You cursed the butterflyAnd the holy man who bowed his headLooked the Arctic height.The thief tried that crossTo shed the otherâs face,But the Jesus man said âNot now,Iâd rather not now, itâs far too late,Far too late, far too late,Far too late, far too late,Far too late, far too late,Far too late.Do what you must,Take what you can,Steer the part of every heart,Every elder man, every elder man,Every elder man.Iâm the thief, I am the thiefAnd youâre my heart, yes, and youâre my heart,But I got you then, yes I willâCause youâre, âcause I missed just your flight,Just your flight,Fly, fly, fly, fly,Fly, fly, fly, fly,Iâll get you late âcause itâs just goodbye,Iâll get you late, itâs just goodbye,Iâll get you late, itâs just goodbye.