Judy

Looking back at Griffith Park, the memories are sweet

Taking my sister and me for a weekend treat

Riding on the ponies, spinning on the carousel

Mom, you're the reason that I know this world so well

You are kind, you are funny, thoughtful through and through

Every beautiful beginning always started there with you

Oh, Mom, I just want to say I love you

For the tender little moments that we share

Like that heavy silver dollar, I hold onto

The comfort of knowing you're always there

Through the years and the memories we have grown

You're the safest place that I have ever known

We had that silver coin, heavy in the hand

A quiet little promise only we could understand

We never ever spent it, we kept it safe and near

Trading for a paper bill, year after year

Passing it between us, a secret kind of game

A token of connection that will always stay the same

Oh, Mom, I just want to say I love you

For the tender little moments that we share

Like that heavy silver dollar, I hold onto

The comfort of knowing you're always there

Through the years and the memories we have grown

You're the safest place that I have ever known

When I was just a child, looking to the west

Sitting by the window as the sun was laid to rest

Watching the horizon till the daylight was withdrawn

We'd whisper together, "Going, going, gone"

The sun may disappear into the fading blue

But nothing could ever take away my love for you

Oh, Mom, I just want to say I love you

For the tender little moments that we share

Like that heavy silver dollar, I hold onto

The comfort of knowing you're always there

Through the years and the memories we have grown

You're the safest place that I have ever known