Mamaw

You loved us more than life itself, the sweetest love we knew

You were the heart of this whole family, the light that pulled us through

Every grandchild felt the warmth of the fire that you'd tend

I thought those golden days with you were never gonna end

Oh, Mamaw, you were the rock that kept us standing tall

The gentle hand, the steady voice that answered every call

But now you're gone and silence is the only sound we hear

The family barely speaks a word without you sitting near

You held us all together, now we're drifting in the gray

And I'm still holding on to the goodbye I didn't say

You never missed a single moment, you were there for everything

Through all the quiet winter nights and every early spring

The day my little girl was born, you held her to your chest

Of all the grandmas in this world, Lord knows we had the best

Oh, Mamaw, you were the rock that kept us standing tall

The gentle hand, the steady voice that answered every call

But now you're gone and silence is the only sound we hear

The family barely speaks a word without you sitting near

You held us all together, now we're drifting in the gray

And I'm still holding on to the goodbye I didn't say

If I could just go back in time to when the shadows fell

I never would have stayed at home, I would have bid farewell

I'd hold your hand and tell you what you mean to me once more

Instead of standing heavy-hearted at your empty door

'Cause Mamaw, you were the rock that kept us standing tall

The gentle hand, the steady voice that answered every call

But now you're gone and silence is the only sound we hear

The family barely speaks a word without you sitting near

You were the heart that beat for us, until you slipped away

I'll love you forever, through the goodbye I didn't say