Mary

I was barely sixteen when my daddy passed on

I woke up one morning, my childhood was gone

Had to step up and be an adult in the dark

With no one to guide me or show me the mark

I figured it out as I stumbled along

Just trying my best to be steady and strong

But I’m funny and outgoing, patient and wise

With a loving grandma's heart shining right through my eyes

I’ve got scars that I hide that nobody knows

Underneath the bright smile that I always show

Through the valleys of grief, my faith is my rock

Life threw all it had, but I’m still on top

There are chapters of sorrow that cut to the bone

Like the hardest decision that I've ever known

I gave up my daughter when she was just three

And the whiskey stepped in and took over me

I was drowning in pain, I was losing the fight

But my faith and my prayers pulled me back to the light

'Cause I’m funny and outgoing, patient and wise

With a loving grandma's heart shining right through my eyes

I’ve got scars that I hide that nobody knows

Underneath the bright smile that I always show

Through the valleys of grief, my faith is my rock

Life threw all it had, but I’m still on top

Then the whole world shut down and the sickness took hold

Lost my momma at seventy, a story so cold

Just eight months went by and my sister was gone

I didn't know how I could ever go on

But I gathered the pieces and prayed through the night

And I walked through the fire to get to the bright

'Cause I’m funny and outgoing, patient and wise

With a loving grandma's heart shining right through my eyes

I’ve got scars that I hide that nobody knows

Underneath the bright smile that I always show

Through the valleys of grief, my faith is my rock

Life threw all it had, but Mary's still on top

Yeah, whatever comes next, I am still on top