Strong

When I was just a little girl
Frightened by this great big world around me
She calmed me down
And in those teenage years when things got rough
I’d give in and I’d give up
She’d be right there for me

My mama gave me strength and told me I could do it
She’s the only reason I got through it

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She said be strong
When times are tough and everything goes wrong
You can cry those tears, but when they’re gone
You carry on, you be strong

On that winter night when I got that call
She calmly explained it all
I cried, and asked God why
Doctors said it was her last spring
She said, doctors don’t know everything

She’s still here after four hard years
of fighting faithfully, so gracefully until she recovered
she amazed us all, that’s my mother

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She’s strong
When times were tough and everything went wrong
She fought through the tears, but now they’re gone
she carried on, she’s strong

She still worries about me though
Will I be fine when she’s called home
I said that’ll hurt like hell, but my mama taught me well

So I’ll be strong, when you’re not here with me where you belong
Yes I’ll cry those tears, but when they’re gone, I’ll carry on
I’ll be strong, the way you raised me up my whole life long
You’re voice will be inside me like a song
And I’ll miss you mom
But I’ll be strong
Strong