For My Mother
Song Dedication:Mother don't worry, I killed the last snake that lived in the creek bed
Mother don't worry, I've got some money I saved for the weekend
Mother remember being so stern with that girl who was with me
Mother remember the blink of an eye when I breathed through your body
So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Sons are like birds flying upwards over the mountain
Mother I made it up from the bruise on the floor of this prison
Mother I lost it all of the fear of the Lord I was given
Mother forget me now that the creek drank the cradle you sang to
Mother forgive me I sold your car for the shoes that I gave you
So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Sons can be birds taken broken up to the mountain
Mother don't worry I've got a coat and some friends on the corner
Mother don't worry she's got a garden we're it planting together
Mother remember the night that the dog had her pups in the pantry
Blood on the floor and the fleas in their paws
And you cried 'til the morning
So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Sons are like birds flying always over the mountain
Word Dedication:You were what I ran to when I was little. You were my safe house and my love. But, let's face it - we had our bad times growing up. I think it was when I got good enough at baseball and started to become a man and work that you had something to cheer for. You were the reason I did those things. You were the cheers I wanted to hear the most because you are the person I want to make proud. Everything I do out of my life I owe to you. Your sacrifices, love, patience, understanding, strength, and humility are all things that I strive to take with me through my life. When someone asks me who the most important person in my life is, there is no response other than my Mother. My Mother means the world to me and I hope to one-day do just as right by you as you have done by me.
Thank you Mom - for being everything I would want to be.
Your loving son,
Bret Matthew
