Supermarket Flowers

I took the supermarket flowers from the windowsill

I threw the day-old tea from the cup

Packed up the photo album Matthew had made

Memories of a life that's been loved

Took the get-well-soon cards and stuffed animals

Poured the old ginger beer down the sink

Dad always told me don't you cry when you're down

But, mum there's a tear every time that I blink

Oh, I'm in pieces, it's tearin' me up but I know

A heart that's broke is a heart that's been loved

So I sing hallelujah, you were an angel

In the shape of my mum, when I fell down

You'd be there holdin' me up, spread your wings as you go

When God takes you back, He'll say hallelujah, you're home

I fluffed the pillows, made the beds, stacked the chairs up

Folded your nightgowns neatly in a case

John said he'd drive then put his hand on my cheek

And wiped a tear from the side of my face

I hope that I see the world as you did, 'cause I know

A life with love is a life that's been lived

So I sing hallelujah, you were an angel

In the shape of my mum, when I fell down

You'd be there holdin' me up, spread your wings as you go

When God takes you back, He'll say hallelujah, you're home