THE MOTHER'S SONG
(Lisa Null)

The bones within my body say a hard rain's 'gonna fall
And the clouds outside my window paint a shadow on the wall
If only you would come to me like you did when you were small
I would not mind the end of day, nor the shadows on the wall.

If only you would come to me like you did when you were young
And sing to me the quiet songs we often times have sung
If only you would hold my hand as once I held your own
I would not mind the emptiness or the dying all alone.

I hate this endless country, it spreads from shore to shore
the West coast stole you from me, it won't let you back no more
In all my fond affection as I held you on my knee
I never faced that dreadful day when you'd be leaving me

I gave my life to you, my girl, to grow up and be free
From the shackles and the limits that once surrounded me
I gave my life to you, my child, I raised you from a seed
But never thought what mothers do, when all their hopes succeed.

And now you've gone and left me, you've children of your own
and Sunday evening, once a month, you call me on the phone
John did well in school today, and Ginny's almost grown
The little news I live for as I wait to die alone.

And now it's time for me to go, I've nothing left to live
And the spirit's leaking from me like water through a sieve
If only someone could hold back these moments that I live
but, when a mother needs a mother, there's no one left to give.

[Taken from the liner notes of Sally Rogers' lp "Love will guide us"]