"My Mother's Eyes" lyrics

Daddy left home when the baby was three
Left mom alone to raise a family
Don't remember him much
He never kept in touch
Mom had never been more than mother and wife
She went and found a job, got on with her life
Started over again
Guess I was 'round ten

There must have been tears
There must have been pain
Don't remember ever once
Hearing mama complain

She labored so hard to make ends meet
Read the Bible each night while she soaked her feet
Then we'd sing for a while
And she'd listen and smile
Her only concern was to raise her kids right
Always do your best, say your prayers every night
Stay in school
Be the golden rule
We walked to church in our Sunday best
While mama just wore that same old dress

The winds blew cold
But we stayed together
Only God could take us from her side
The years have flown
But I still remember
The love that burned within my mother's eyes

Now brother he works for the power and light
Has a family of his own, he's raising 'em right
There's plenty of love
Guess it's in the blood
And me I'm thinking 'bout settling down
But wherever I go, wherever I'm bound
I'll carry along
A will so strong
Two years ago, we laid mama to rest
She went to meet her maker in a brand new dress

The winds blew cold
But we stayed together
Only God could take us from her side
The years have flown
But I still remember
The love that burned within my mother's eyes
The love that burned within my mother's eyes