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Six years old I tumbled
From my bike onto the road
You picked me up and wiped away
Each teardrop as it flowed
In the bath you picked the gravel
Out of both my knees and hands
You fixed me up and held me
Like only a mother can

Heartbroken at a party
I lay my feelings bare
My friends walked me home weeping
And left me in your care
As I sobbed upon your shoulder
More a child than a man
You gave me consolation
Like only a mother can

When the deafness of a callous world
Brings me crashing to the ground
I remember that you told me
Don’t let the bastards grind you down

As I look back from a distance
I knew it all along
You’d do your best to keep me right
And steer me clear of wrong
If I couldn’t find direction
You would help me make a plan
From a place of love and safety
Like only a mother can

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from Birthday Songs, released July 12, 2021

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