Cecilia

Looking back on the years when we were young and small

Five kids in the house and you were raising us all

Doing it alone, carrying the heavy weight

Making sure there was dinner on every single plate

Cecilia, you were loyal, understanding and true

I don't know where I'd be if I didn't have you

No matter the heartaches, no matter the pain

No matter the things that we wished for in vain

The things we couldn't afford, the tears that we cried

You were the best mother, right by our side

You gave us a life that was built to be strong

Mom, right here beside me is where you belong

We’ve had so many good times, laughing through the years

You listened to my troubles and you wiped away my tears

You never left my side when the going got tough

You showed me that your presence was more than enough

You’re here for your children, steady and bright

The strongest woman walking in the morning light

No matter the heartaches, no matter the pain

No matter the things that we wished for in vain

The things we couldn't afford, the tears that we cried

You were the best mother, right by our side

You gave us a life that was built to be strong

Mom, right here beside me is where you belong

The things that we wanted but we didn't get

I look back on our childhood without a regret

No matter the kind of life we had to live

You gave us every ounce of love a mother could give

I love you, I do, with all of my heart

I never want to see the day we have to part

No matter the heartaches, no matter the pain

No matter the things that we wished for in vain

The things we couldn't afford, the tears that we cried

You were the best mother, right by our side

You gave us a life that was built to be strong

I love you, Cecilia, my whole life long