Heartstrings for Mom

(hummmm) (ahhhh) Waking up early

to the porch light glow

Folding clean sheets

while the radio's low

You kept the kettle

humming on the stove

Building a kingdom

out of quiet

love

I was always running,

trying to grow tall

Never saw the hands that broke

every fall

Mom, you held the world

without making a sound

Steadied my steps

when the ground gave out

Now that I'm standing

where you used to be

I see all the pieces

you gave up for me

Found an old photo

in a silver frame

Before you carried my troubles and my

name

Laughing in the summer,

carefree and wild

Giving all your tomorrows to your

child

Took so many winters for me to understand

The quiet strength of an open hand

Mom, you held the world without making a sound

Steadied my steps

when the ground gave out

Now that I'm standing

where you used to be

I see all the pieces

you gave up for me (ooh-ooh)

If time is a river

running to the sea

I hope your kindness

is what stays in me (yeah)

I see it all now

Thank you, mom (hummmm)