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Intro:
G D
Verse 1:
G
She didn't plan to be a single mama
G
Pretty soon, that's what she was
G
So she took three jobs, spent all her time off
D
Taking care of all of us
Verse 2:
C D G
When I was old enough to know, I asked her
Em
"Are we gonna be alright "
C
She got that fire in her eyes
G D
Said, "Baby girl, damn right"
Chorus:
G D/F#
I ain't always perfect, but I always Do my best
Em D/F#
I set my sights on mountaintops and nothing less
G D/F# C D
Don't listen to the haters and the play-it-safers out there tryna to stop me
G D/F# Em D
Just watch me
Verse 3:
G D/F#
I'm grown up now and living in the city
Em D/F#
Fifteen hundred miles from home
G D/F#
Those sirens scream all night, I lie awake and fight
C D
The feeling I can't Do this on my own
C D/F#
'Til I remember I'm my mother's daughter
G C
The toughest woman that I know
D
So here I go
Chorus:
G D/F#
I ain't always perfect, but I always Do my best
Em D/F#
I set my sights on mountaintops and nothing less
G D/F# C D
Don't listen to the haters and the play-it-safers out there tryna to stop me
G Em D C Em D
Hey world, watch me
Bridge:
C D
Watch me spread my wings
C
Watch me fly
D
Watch me soar until I kiss the sky
Em7
We only get one life
G/B D
And I decide what mine is like
Chorus:
G D/F#
No, I ain't always perfect, but I always Do my best
Em D/F#
I set my sights on mountaintops and nothing less
G D/F# C D
Don't listen to the haters and the play-it-safers out there tryna to stop me
G D/F#
Just watch me
Em7 D
Hey world, watch me
N.C.
Mama, just watch me
Song History
Published: May 16, 2025
Last Updated: September 10, 2025