Oh Mother, is it hard to recognize me now?
Mother, why can't you recognize me now?
I've sent letters "everything's fine" but I lied... [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/f/from_first_to_last/heroine.html ]
Little boy, little man
I've lost my name
Heroine, oh heroine
Where have you been when I've needed you?
Little boy, little man
I've lost my name
Heroine, oh heroine
Where have you been when I've needed you?
Either sonny means to say where was the heroine when he was going through stress with his mother. Or that he needed her when trying to deal with his stress like druggies need heroine.