Justin, you have already painted yourself into a corner. When you say "mama looked for change to put food in OUR mouths", you, the singer, is somewhere between newborn and 13 years old. Step away from the story, and watch the movie as an adult, 19-24 years old. It is not you in the movie, but the movie reminds you of when you were younger, between 6 and 13 years old. So, third person is O.K., but you cannot put yourself "in" the story like you have. You can say, "I REMEMBER when mama WOULD look for change to put food in our mouths." Don't know what your chorus is? But v2 might talk about your (the singers) current situation, or some similar situation he/she went through after leaving home.
phil g.
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