Never See You Cry

You were on vacation, got the worst call of your life

Heard your sister didn't make it, became my mother overnight

Drove into the city, put my suitcase in the car

I was just a kid, so you stayed calm

On our way to school, I'd ask you questions the whole ride

"What are we having for dinner?" and "What was my mother like?"

Said we could order pizza and she was one of a kind

And that you'd think of her all the time

You never, you never let me see you cry

You kept it all inside

You held it together, a hero in my eyes

But were you actually alright?

Twenty-five years later, your husband's letting go

But you still have that old habit of holding onto miracles

And I don't know how you smile and how you keep on cracking jokes

Like when I was your kid, 'cause now I know

You never, you never let me see you cry

You kept it all inside

You held it together, a hero in my eyes

But were you actually alright?

Or were you fighting for your life?

Were you just protecting mine?

Were you staring at the ceiling?

Were you ever asking why this all happened to you?

Maybe you just got so used to getting through without goodbye

You never, you never let me see you cry

You kept it all inside

You held it together, a hero in my eyes

But were you actually alright?