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There sits a mother with her daughter And while she rocks in her chair Her child sleeps in the cradle Knowing her mama is there Baby is learning how to walk While they play out in the yard She knows her mama is right there She makes learning seem less hard Now she's done getting herself dressed So mama brushes her hair Eager for the first day of school Happy her mother is there Mama watches daughter leaving To go to prom with her date Knowing that mama will be there With daddy waiting up late It's time for daughter to move out Daughter thinks that it's unfair The girl does not want to let go Though she knows mama is there |
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| She's all through with college now It's her last graduation She knows that mama is there Giving congratulations Mama cries at her babe's wedding That's her daughter she must share As daddy walks her down the aisle She knows that Mama is there Now daughter has her own children They all go to Grandma's house She knows that mama is there Watching quiet as a mouse And as all the years fly by fast Daughter gives mama her care Mama is becoming ill Yet mama is still right there Though her mama has passed away And it was hard to part Still she knows mama is there Because she's kept in her heart Shannon Miller 1998 |
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| A Mother's Presence |