Maureen - Cowboy Mouth

My mom had a stroke awhile back and this is a song I wrote

When she was still in the hospital

It’s a cool, warm morning on a January day

And for the first time, I’ve got nothing to say

So, I slowly eat my breakfast as they talk about the game

And I pray you might have spoken my name

And everybody wants to go on laughing

When everything says it might be time to cry

But I feel alive, see it inside my eyes

The saddest eyes you’ve ever seen

And I can’t let go of someone I need to know

It’s not time for you to go, so don’t leave me, Maureen

When the sun awoke this morning and gently touched my face

For a moment, I didn’t recognize this place

So, I looked inside the mirror and who’d you think I’d see

The very best parts of you staring at me

And everybody wants to go on laughing

When everything says it might be time to cry

But I feel alive, see it inside my eyes

The saddest eyes you’ve ever seen

And I can’t let go of someone I need to know

It’s not time for you to go, so don’t leave me, Maureen

Well, about two weeks later, she died and in the midst of

All the sadness and the heartache, I was glad about one thing

I was glad that I’d taken the time to tell my parents just

How much I love them whenever I could.

You see, the, the

People in your life, the people in your life that you love

Well, you gotta let them know how you feel cause one day

That opportunity, it’s gonna be gone

And everybody wants to go on living

When everything says it might be time to die

But I feel alive, I see it inside my eyes

The saddest eyes you’ve ever seen

And I won’t let go of someone I need to know

It’s not time for you to go, so don’t leave me (don't leave me)

Don’t leave me (don't leave me)

Don’t leave me (don't leave me), Maureen