Betty

I’ve known you since the day that I was born

You held me close and kept me safe and warm

With patience and with love, you raised me right

And read me bedtime stories in the night

You taught me reading, writing, A-B-Cs

Arithmetic and counting one-two-threes

Oh Betty, you’re the heart of all I do

So wise and kind and understanding, too

You taught me to do best with what we had

You’re funny and you’re fun when things are bad

You’re more than just the mother that I need

You are my very best friend, yes indeed

I learned to ride my bicycle with you

And grew into your clothes, a size or two

We’d turn the music up and start to sing

While cooking and while baking everything

When I was sick, or hurt, or in a bind

You were the greatest comfort I could find

Oh Betty, you’re the heart of all I do

So wise and kind and understanding, too

You taught me to do best with what we had

You’re funny and you’re fun when things are bad

You’re more than just the mother that I need

You are my very best friend, yes indeed

Through perseverance, you showed me the way

You know my every secret to this day

A caring soul who caught me when I fell

I love you more than any words can tell

Oh Betty, you’re the heart of all I do

So wise and kind and understanding, too

You taught me to do best with what we had

You’re funny and you’re fun when things are bad

You’re more than just the mother that I need

Love always, Kary, your best friend indeed