"My Mother (Sherri's Song)" lyrics

Six years old, afraid of the storm
Rattling outside my window
I screamed out for mom, she wrapped me in her arms
As I hid from the trees and their shadows
I said, what if I never stop being afraid?
She said, son I've been there before
Until one day I heard my momma say

I've known you your whole life
There ain't nothing in my mind
You ain't strong enough to get through
You got a big heart and I thank my lucky stars
That when God gave me a kid it was you
I'll always be by your side through hard days and long nights
Nothing could come between us
No matter what, we'll always be here for each other
I thank God every day He made me your mother

And now it's twenty years later
Signed my name on the paper
Sit with my mom as we wait
It's her first day of chemo and as far as we know
The future holds mostly hard days
She says, I wish that I could be a little more brave
I said, a wise woman told me that being brave is just being scared
But doing it anyway

I've known you my whole life
There ain't nothing in my mind
You ain't strong enough to get through
You got a big heart and I thank my lucky stars
That when God gave me a mom it was you
I'll always be by your side through hard days and long nights
Nothing could come between us
No matter what, we'll always be here for each other
I thank God every day that He made you my mother
He made you my mother

When the rain finally clears and storm clouds disappear
I look up and feel the sunshine
And I know that you're with me
'Cause the greatest gift that you gave me
Is that voice in the back of my mind that says

I've known you your whole life
There ain't nothing in my mind you ain't strong enough to get through
You got a big heart and I thank my lucky stars
That when God gave me a mom it was you
I'll always be by your side through hard days and long nights
Nothing could come between us
No matter what, we'll always be here for each other
I thank God every day He made you my mother