*Ben Harper (músico estadounidense)

Mama why does he treat me so cold?
so cold, so cold.
Why do I feel so old?
so old, so old.

How long has he treated me unkind?
unkind, unkind.
Or have I always been so blind?
so blind, so blind.

I'm the widow, I'm the widow, I'm the widow
of a living man, of a
living man, of a
living man...

Why can't the times stay the same?
stay the same, stay the same.
Now I am begging him to change,
please change, please change.

What about all the plans we've made,
the plans we've made, Lord I've prayed.
Mama, now I am so afraid,
I'm so afraid, I'm so afraid.

I'm the widow, I'm the widow, I'm the widow
of a living man.
I'm the widow, I'm the widow, I'm a widow
of a living man, of a
living man, of a
living man...

Mama why does he hurts me so?
he hurts me so, he hurts me so.
I'm gonna need someplace to go,
someplace to go, someplace to go.

He's no longer some kind woman's son,
kind woman's son, kind woman's son.
Mama I think that I had better run,
had better run, had better run.

I'm the widow, I'm the widow, I'm the widow
of a living man.
I'm the widow, I'm the widow, I'm the widow
of a living man, of a
living man, of a
living man...

Ben Harper nació en Calfornia en 1969. Su padre es de origen africano-americano y ascendencia india cherokee, y su madre era judía. Sus padres se divorciaron cuando tenía cinco años.