Kathy

I look back on the days when I was just a little girl

Watching how you handled every corner of the world

You always had the patience when the days were running long

A quiet kind of steady that kept our family strong

You taught me how to care, you taught me how to give

And showed me by example the right way to live

Oh, Kathy, you’re the center of the circle that we’ve drawn

A light for every friend and every child to lean upon

From the kids who grew up with you to the grandkids at your knee

You’re the roots that keep on holding up this family tree

We love you, Mom, we love you, Grandma, near or far

I just hope I grow up to be half the mother you are

I can still remember all the miles we used to drive

Making every family trip a memory alive

Chasing down the sunshine on the warm Florida sand

Then breathing in the ocean air up in Newfoundland

No matter where we traveled, no matter where we’d roam

As long as we were with you, we were always right at home

Oh, Kathy, you’re the center of the circle that we’ve drawn

A light for every friend and every child to lean upon

From the kids who grew up with you to the grandkids at your knee

You’re the roots that keep on holding up this family tree

We love you, Mom, we love you, Grandma, near or far

I just hope I grow up to be half the mother you are

Every act of kindness, every gentle word you speak

Is the kind of quiet beauty that I know I'll always seek

You give your heart so freely, without a second thought

I’m holding onto every single lesson that you brought

Yeah, Kathy, you’re the center of the circle that we’ve drawn

A light for every friend and every child to lean upon

From the kids who grew up with you to the grandkids at your knee

You’re the roots that keep on holding up this family tree

We love you, Mom, we love you, Grandma, like a guiding star

I just hope I grow up to be half the mother you are

Yeah, I just hope I grow up to be half the mother you are