Mattie

I met you through your daughter, so many years ago

Then I moved two doors down, and watched the blessing grow

The first time that I sat with you, right inside your room

I felt the love you carry, chasing out the gloom

I knew right then and there, as clear as it could be

A true woman of God was sitting next to me

Oh, Ma Mattie, with your honest, loving heart

Centered in the Lord, even when we are apart

It doesn't matter how old I get, or how far I might roam

Your funny words and family grace will always feel like home

I’ll always make my way back, just to see your face

You will always be my Ma Mattie, my safe and sacred place

We used to trade our dinners, passing plates of grace

I’d eat at yours, you’d eat at mine, a smile upon your face

We’d sit outside and talk for hours, laughing in the breeze

You always spoke the honest truth with such a loving ease

It was a joy to realize the neighbor on my street

Was a friend I’d known for years, making life complete

Oh, Ma Mattie, with your honest, loving heart

Centered in the Lord, even when we are apart

It doesn't matter how old I get, or how far I might roam

Your funny words and family grace will always feel like home

I’ll always make my way back, just to see your face

You will always be my Ma Mattie, my safe and sacred place

When the time came to move away, it brought a heavy tear

It hurt to leave the closeness of having you so near

But distance cannot break the tie the Lord has woven tight

Whenever I am needing you, I drive back to your light

To sit and have those fun times, exactly like before

I'll always find my way back to your open door

Oh, Ma Mattie, with your honest, loving heart

Centered in the Lord, even when we are apart

It doesn't matter how old I get, or how far I might roam

Your funny words and family grace will always feel like home

I’ll always make my way back, just to see your face

You will always be my Ma Mattie, my safe and sacred place