| She's Still My Mama Written by Marci Hanshue Copyright, August 6. 2000 |
| Verse 1 If there's anyone I wanted to be, when I grew up That'd be my mama, both hands down, & that's for sure Mama didn't have much at all, when she was young And she worked real hard, for everything, she called hers There's stories told by folks, who were there when I was born I was the product, of a love, that up and left her so forlorn Chorus But she never gave up, in fact she overcame She never gave in, no, she didn't bear any shame She never quit, she was forced to in the end But she's still my mama, and I am still her kid |
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Verse 2 Did she ever dream of what I'd be like, when I was grown? Guess some questions that I ask, seems I'll never know I was born with perseverance, I can feel it in my bones It's a gift I guard, with my heart, and I never feel alone This burning desire, that I have to make my mark Must have come from her, must have been lit up by her spark Chorus Cause she never gave up, in fact she overcame She never gave in, no, she didn't bear any shame She never quit, she was forced to in the end But she's still my mama, and I am still her kid |
| Verse 3 I never met that woman, but she must've been somethin' else I never met a person, who had a bad word for her in their mouth The tales that have been spun, have made a myth out of my mother But her memory is fonder, in my mind than any other There's stories told by folks, who were there when I was born I was the product, of a love, that up and left her so forlorn Bridge Bein' raised up by a town, has never been quite the same As bein' loved by a woman, with whom I share my name Chorus But I won't give up, in fact I'll overcome I won't give in , that's the power of my love I won't ever quit, on that you can depend Cause she's still my mama, and I am still her kid Tag She's still my mama, and I am still her kid |
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| Long, Cold Winter Written by Marci Hanshue Copyright, September, 1993 |
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| Verse 1 The drifts are getting higher, Sometimes the wind will whistle through But time stands still and I can see him, I can see my little boy If I try real hard, as I look out the window, Onto snow covered toys Verse 2 I have to get warm, I have to close my eyes Cause I can't bring myself to take them, all the way inside Everthing's just as it was... beautifully frozen art Tryin' to give me a chance, but I won't take-- the head start |
| Chorus When the sun shone down, upone his face--I saw heaven When he looked at me, with those eyes--I saw perfection Little did I know, watchin' him grow, his soul His soul was my protection His soul, his soul was my protection Verse 3 I'm waitin' for the spring, I'm waitin' for the thaw Wanna see the flowers bloom, like pictures he would draw I have to start again, but now is not the time Bright colors dot the frost, as his memory fills my mind Chorus When the sun shone down, upon his face--I saw heaven When he looked at me, with those eyes--I saw perfection Little did I know, watchin' him grow, his soul His soul was my protection His soul, his soul was my protection Tag The drifts are getting higher, almost makes me shiver Time stands still, it's gonna be...a long, cold winter |
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