It's hard to remember
Summer or winter
When she hasn't been there for me
A friend and companion
I can always depend on
My mother, that's who I mean

I've taken for granted
Seeds that she's planted
She's always behind everything

A teacher, a seeker
A both-arms-outreacher
My mother, that's who I mean

Wish I could slow down the hands of time
Keep things the way they are
If she said so, I would give her the world
If I could, I would

My love and my laughter
From here ever after
Is all that she says that she needs

A friend and companion
I can always depend on
My mother, that's who I mean
My mother, that's who I mean
That's who I mean