I wrote this for my mother 2 days after she passed away. |
I'M SITTING HERE AT MOTHER'S HOUSE,BUT MOTHER ISN'T HOME i'm sitting here alone SURROUNDED BY MY FAMILY i'm sitting here alone BROTHER'S , SISTER'S, COUSIN'S, FRIEND'S i'm sitting here alone THAT'S HOW MOM'S HOUSE HAS ALWAYS BEEN i'm sitting here alone LOTS OF LIGHT, LOTS OF LOVE i'm sitting here alone LOTS OF LAUGHTER, LOTS OF HUGS i'm sitting here alone COFFEE, FRESH IN THE EARLY MORN i'm sitting here alone NEIGHBOR'S ROOSTER I HEAR CROWING i'm sitting here alone LONG LAZY NIGHTS SPENT ON THE PORCH i'm sitting here alone YOU SEE YOUSELF IN THE MIRRORED DOOR i'm sitting here alone THE DAY IS GOOD THOUGH I FEEL SAD i'm sitting here alone BUT FOR MY MOTHER MY HEART IS GLAD i'm sitting here alone MOTHER'S GONE, GOD TOOK HER HOME i'm sitting here alone NO MORE PAIN, NO MORE TEARS i'm sitting here alone NO MORE SORROWS, NO MORE FEARS i'm sitting here alone SO REJOICE TODAY 'CAUSE SHE'S BRAND NEW i'm sitting here alone SOMETIME LATER I'LL SEE HER TOO i'm sitting here alone I'M SITTING HERE AT MOTHER'S HOUSE, BUT MOTHER ISN'T HOME i'm sitting here alone SURROUNDED BY MY FAMILY i'm sitting here alone |