Your Grace

I missed out on the little things

Grew up too fast with no wings to fly

Praying at night I'd be as strong as you

There's parts of you in me

It all comes back, it's frightening

But I'm lucky to say that I miss you

Your love is the picture I'm painting

And your color's the brightest of all

I was always different within

Some days it was sink or swim

Singing like a stranger in the dark

Oh, mama

You made me the woman I am

Wish I could tell you I met a man

And every day he holds me in his arms

Oh, mama

Oh, mama

Oh, mama

I know I'm a little late

But I'll send you today

Oh, mama

Oh, mama

I know I'm a little late

But I'll send your grace

I still got your picture up

Your memory is never lost, it stayed

As I wear your face like an ornament

I flash by the decades

Oh, I still cry when I hear your name

The message you gave me was priceless

I wish that I could show you I'm living

Living with your heart as a guide

I was always different within

Some days it was sink or swim

Singing like a stranger in the dark

Oh, mama

You made me the woman I am

Wish I could tell you I met a man

And every day he holds me in his arms

Oh, mama

Oh, mama

Oh, mama

I know I'm a little late

But I'll send you today

Oh, mama

Oh, mama

I know I'm a little late

But I'll send your grace