Betty's Body Lyrics

Lyric discussion by ThePython 

Cover art for Betty's Body lyrics by Residents, The

I want to know why the protagonist's Mother's death keeps him specifically from Betty.

Maybe he is in love with his sister?

It's because he could never liberate himself from the psychological gridlock instilled by his sheltering/overprotective mother. It's because that even though she's dead, her influence still looms over him and controls his will.