Heaven Ain't Hiding

I see it when Mother got a job at my school

When I wouldn't leave home without pulling a tooth out

And she'd draw me maps from each one of my classrooms

Just so I'd know where to find her if I had to

And now that I know where she is, I don't visit

I see it when Mother falls down on her knees

And prays to a god that she does not believe in

Cause death don't come easy when you love your children

So wild and reckless and gone without warning

She falls to her knees just to make sure they're working

I know her heart will just beat till it's burning

She gave up her freedom just to see me not hurting

And I shoulda answered when she called me this morning

Just to tell me she loved me and that I'm important

Heaven ain't hiding in moments of triumph

It's alive on the wings of a bird slowly dying