Debbie

I was just a little girl sitting by your knee

Watching as you sewed a quilt, careful as can be

You taught me how to make my Barbie clothes from little scraps

I felt so safe and nurtured there, just sitting in your lap

You've always been the gentle hands that guide me through the dark

The keeper of my memories and the healer of my heart

You're my mother, you're my anchor, you're my very best friend

I'm sorry I can be so hard to handle now and then

I know I don't always show it, but I hope you clearly see

How much I appreciate everything you do for me

Even when I'm difficult, you never pull apart

I love you, Momma, with all of my heart

When Anthony walked out on me for a married woman's bed

I thought that I was gonna die from all the tears I shed

I was completely heartbroken, crying like a baby in the night

But you came over, stayed with me, and held on to me tight

You didn't try to rush the healing or tell me what to do

You just let me fall apart, and stayed to see me through

You're my mother, you're my anchor, you're my very best friend

I'm sorry I can be so hard to handle now and then

I know I don't always show it, but I hope you clearly see

How much I appreciate everything you do for me

Even when I'm difficult, you never pull apart

I love you, Momma, with all of my heart

There are way too many memories to fit into this song

But I still smile thinking 'bout the days we'd tag along

Me and you and Kim walking to the old brick church

Lighting up a joint together, laughing on the porch

You're not just the one who raised me beneath the country sky

You're the reason I survive the lows and celebrate the high

You're my mother, you're my anchor, you're my very best friend

I'm sorry I can be so hard to handle now and then

I know I don't always show it, but I hope you clearly see

How much I appreciate everything you do for me

Even when I'm difficult, you never pull apart

I love you, Momma, with all of my heart