If I Only Had A Mother…..

If I only had a mother who would wipe away my tears

Instead, I got a mother who called me ugly and dumb

I still think of her after all these years

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Sometimes I cry when I think of her, and

All the ugly words she said to me when I was young

If I only had a mother who wiped away my tears

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I didn’t have a mother who would lift me up

Instead I got a mother who would tell me I was worthless

I still think of her after all these years

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When entered womanhood, my mother quit drinking beer

Even though it took awhile, I learned forgiveness

If I only had a mother who wiped at my tears

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I remember the time right before my mother died

The summer at the lake we spent together

I still think of her after all these years

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I wouldn’t change my mother for another

And I cherish the good memories of her

If I only had a mother who wiped away my tears

I still think of her after all these years