1/2 as good as her

Don't know how her backs not broken From all the weight she carries Don't know how her hearts still going strong From the way she raised her family To the person that she married I've never seen her get it wrong And they don't make 'em like they used to She's just from another time But I hope I'm living somewhere close to the way she lives her life I swear I try 'Cause if I find a way to follow in her footsteps Steal a story from the pages that she turned If I learn that to forgive is not a weakness And love without a fear of getting hurt I'll be happy if I'm half as good as her It's the lines from years of smiling The softness of her hands It's the constant silver lining that she finds when no one can And they don't make 'em like they used to But if I find a way to follow in her footsteps Steal a story from the pages that she turned If I learn that to forgive is not a weakness And love without a fear of getting hurt I'll be happy if I'm half as good as her She won't let you catch her crying on the days that she has left Yeah, even in goodbye, she's giving me her very best So if I find a way to follow in her footsteps Steal a story from the pages that she turned If I learn that to forgive is not a weakness And love without a fear of getting hurt I'll be happy if I'm half as good as her I'll be happy if I'm half as good as her