Barefoot in the backyard, clothes damp on the line
Waiting for the wind to sing, calling us inside
Standing by the backdoor, hand over her heart
She didn't say a single word, her smile said it all

She taught me all the good things that I'd need
Except living in a world with just her memory

So always say I love you, call her every day
Find the time to find the time
To thank her in every way
Cause it can all change in a minute
So count the blessings that she grew
Cause you don't get another mother
When her time here is through

There's quiet strength in quiet days when the kids have come and gone
Staring in the bathroom mirror at the woman she'd become
Sixty years has come and gone but not without a fight
And even through the thick and thin she knew she got it right

She taught me all the good things that I'd need
And she's still watching over me
When I see her in my dreams

So always say I love you, call her every day
Find the time to find the time
To thank her in every way
Cause it can all change in a minute
So count the blessings that she grew
Cause you don't get another mother
When her time here is through

Come hell or high water, fire or brimstone
Her heart shines like a diamond, stronger than she knows
And when the day had ended her work was never done
Cause nothing stands in the way of a mother's love

Always say I love you, call her every day
Find the time to find the time
To thank her in every way
Cause it can all change in a minute
So count the blessings that she grew
Cause you don't get another mother
When her time here is through

But her love will last forever
Until your time here is through