Jonathan

You were the one who made me a mom, my firstborn baby boy

We grew up together, more like friends, you brought my life such joy

I still hear, "Mama, what you doing? Mama, will you help me please?"

And how GayGay took the blame for all your childhood mysteries

I can see you pulling up in your truck

With your arm laid up in the window, kicking up the dust

Every single day you called for Mawmaw and for me

"I love you, Momma," you would say so faithfully

For forty-eight years, God let me have you close

And Jonathan, that's what I'm gonna cherish the most

You were always ready to help out, a heart for all to see

A little stubborn, but I guess you got that trait from me

You loved your kids and grandkids with everything you had

We'd always talk and work it out whenever things were bad

I can see you pulling up in your truck

With your arm laid up in the window, kicking up the dust

Every single day you called for Mawmaw and for me

"I love you, Momma," you would say so faithfully

For forty-eight years, God let me have you close

And Jonathan, that's what I'm gonna cherish the most

I wasn't a perfect mother, but I gave you all my heart

I hope the days I cared for you were peaceful from the start

I whispered to you on that morning, as the moments gently passed

"Son, I saw you take your first breath, and I saw you take your last"

I wish I could sit with you again, for just a little while

To make sure you knew how much you're loved, and see that happy smile

You are loved and missed by many, Jonathan, my son

So wait for the rest of us up there, our journey isn't done

Yeah, keep your arm laid up in that window, looking at the sun

'Cause we'll be right on behind you, when our time is done