THE MOTHER THAT YOU ARE

when i was a baby, my daddy walked away,
and being the mother that your are, you decided to stay.

you to, could have left me, you could have let me go,
why you decided to stay, and take the challenge, i'll never know.

you had great parents, that loved you to,
maybe that was a deciding factor in the things that you were to do.

From an ambulance to a station wagon, you were there for the ride,
bleeding and my life fading away, you stayed by my side.

when i was wrong you told me, when i was right you praised me,
but no matter what... you always loved me.

when i thought that my heart was broken, you always took me in,
and you let me know, that i would go on to love again.

you let me have my freedom, and to make my mistakes,
you said i was a survivor, and i'd do it no matter what it takes.

the truth be known... most of the things that i've been able to do,
i managed, only from the strength i drew from you.

I always feel you, whether you are near or far,
I am whom i am, because you are the mother that you are.

john hodgson