A Mother Like You - JJ Heller

You gave me a drawer in your kitchen

You gave me the room with a view of the yard

Whatever the hurt, you knew right where to kiss it

You gave me the best of your heart

And you carried my rocks in your pocket

Flowers and feathers and butterfly wings

You had an answer for all of my questions

You showed me wonderful things

I know that it hasn’t been easy

I hope that I love like you do

'Cause I know that this world would be better

If everyone had a mother like you

You make the best macaroni

We never cared that it came from a box

The mom in the stands

Always clapping her hands

Started cheering and still haven’t stopped

And you held me when I came home crying

'Cause someone said something that just wasn’t true

I always said that Janelle was my best friend

But really it’s always been you

I know that I haven’t been easy

I hope that I love like you do

'Cause I know that this world would be better

If everyone had a mother like you

Our second was born in September

I still can’t believe I have kids of my own

I look in their eyes and I can’t help but wonder

Who will they be when they’re grown?

I know it won’t always be easy

I hope I can love like you do

'Cause I know that my kids will be better

If they have a mother like you

If I am a mother like you

'Cause I had a mother like you