Learning to Be

I fold your little clothes

Try to wear a perfect smile

But the mirror knows the truth

I've been breaking for a while

You look up at me with trust

In your big wide open eyes

But some nights I cry alone

Asking how to get it right

I'm not the hero in my mind

But I'm the one you run to every time

I'm learning to be, learning to fall

Building a bridge from the pieces I dropped

I'm not perfect, I bleed, but I'm giving it all

When I feel like the worst, you still see it all

You call me "Mama" like it's the sweetest song

I'm learning to be, learning to be

Where I belong

There are days I lose my way

Say the wrong thing, slam the door

And my heart just breaks in two

When I see your face unsure

But you hold out your tiny hand

Forgiveness in your touch

Teaching me it's not too late

To love a little more

I'm not the hero in my mind

But you believe in me every time

I'm learning to be, learning to fall

Building a bridge from the pieces I dropped

I'm not perfect, I bleed, but I'm giving it all

When I feel like the worst, you still see it all

You call me "Mama" like it's the sweetest song

I'm learning to be, learning to be

Where I belong

If love is a language, I'm still learning how

Every wrong turn, I'll turn it around

You're the reason I keep standing now

Somehow, somehow

I'm learning to be, learning to fall

Building a bridge from the pieces I dropped

I'm not perfect, I bleed, but I'm giving it all

When I feel like the worst, you still see it all

You call me "Mama" and it makes me strong

I'm learning to be, learning to be

Where I belong

Where I belong

I'm learning to be

I'm learning to be… your mom