Shirley

You raised us on your own, a single mother's grace

You taught me how to read the words and how to find my place

From cooking in the kitchen to swimming in the deep

You taught me all about this life, and promises to keep

You said to help the underdog, to always play it fair

To treat the world with kindness, to show them that we care

When things were tough for me, you were the calm I knew

My whole life is a special moment, just because of you

Oh, Shirley, you're the rock that holds this family tight

You put everybody first, you make the heavy light

I know you don't always see the beauty that you make

But I see it every morning, the moment that you wake

God has His hands all over you, He made you pure and true

I'm so blessed He chose to give a mommy just like you

Through the good, the bad, the ugly, you never left my side

When I was lost in my addiction, you didn't run and hide

You stayed when anybody else would surely walk away

You held me through the ups and downs and loved me through the gray

Every time the seizures came and pulled me in the deep

Yours was the first face I saw when waking from the sleep

A patient, caring listener, wiping every tear

Making me believe that I had nothing left to fear

Oh, Shirley, you're the rock that holds this family tight

You put everybody first, you make the heavy light

I know you don't always see the beauty that you make

But I see it every morning, the moment that you wake

God has His hands all over you, He made you pure and true

I'm so blessed He chose to give a mommy just like you

A doctor and a counselor, a teacher and a friend

A beautiful, respectful soul on whom I can depend

But most of all I thank you for the faith you poured in me

A God-fearing woman for the whole family to see

Because of how you walked the path and trusted in His word

All of your children learned to love and lean upon the Lord

Oh, Shirley, you're the rock that holds this family tight

You put everybody first, you make the heavy light

I know you don't always see the beauty that you make

But I see it every morning, the moment that you wake

God has His hands all over you, He made you pure and true

I just wish you saw the worth that we all see in you