A Mother (feat. Janet Higbee, Sarah Carlson & Kelsey Higbee)

A Mother
Sung by Ma & Bessie
Cue: "It's a terrible gamble. But Rosie's the only family I got."

(Ma sings)
I ain't no angel, I ain't no saint
I've done some work would make a grown man faint
Sometimes I'd like to change some things that I just cain't
But there's one thing of which you'll hear no complaint...
I'm a mother...
I'm a mother...
So many days leave you feeling outrun
But a child's eyes hold your moon and sun,
And a mother's work is never done...
But I'd have it no other way,
To watch her grow just one more day...

(Bessie sings)
I reckon some folks don't see me at all
I'm rough as split-rail, and my fuse is small
But there's a part of me hears a softer call—
Wraps around me like a gentle shawl.
My mother...
I never knew my mother...
So many days leave me feeling outrun
I play my role and I answer to none
But sometimes it's hard bein' alone...
I imagine it some other way,
I feel like a cold little stray...

(Both sing)
Mother... mother
Mother... mother
It there's hope for this crazy world
It ain't some law or some flag unfurled...
(Ma sings)
It's a hand tusslin' a headful of curls.
(Bessie sings)
It's the gift of wearin' your grandma's pearls...
(Ma sings)
It's someone to bake your favorite cinnamon swirls...
(Bessie sings)
It's two hands to clap as you spin and twirl...

(Both sing)
To bring some light where it's gray,
She's no just some silly cliché'
A mother...
A mother...

A mother...