Mothers and Fathers - David Ramírez

I watch my mother fold the sheets for me

I see the wrinkles on her hands and see

All the love that she holds can be

Seen in the lines around her knuckles

Who is gonna lay you down?

Who is gonna turn the lights out

Just like our Mothers and our Fathers prayed about?

Oh I want to love you like that

My father does it very well

His heart hangs in his chest like a big bronze bell

So when I’m hanging on by my finger nails

You can hear that thing just ring for miles and miles

I want the love that I give to be evident in my appearance

So in the end there will be no doubt that my love ever existed