Mom and Dad were reading in the den
Mom said, "I'm gonna go to bed, it's late."
She went to the kitchen to make three
School lunches another night in a mother's day.
Put the cereal bowls out for breakfast,
Set the coffee maker for 6:00am;
Sewed a loose button on brother's shirt for him;
Checked sister's math homework, sent a note to the teacher,
Added eggs to the grocery list;
Started a load of wash, made sure the doors were locked,
Put water in the puppy's dish;
Wrote a check to the children's piano teacher,
Turn the dishwasher on;
And Dad called out, "Honey what's takin' you so long?"
Have I ever thanked you for everything you've done?
Now all that I can say is, "I love you Mom."
Hung some art on the refrigerator door and
Headed up the stairs;
Kissed all the children and helped Sister comb her
Wavy golden hair.
Washed her make-up off and turned on the bath;
Lay down in the moon soft light
And kissed dad goodnight.
Have I ever thanked you for everything you've done?
Now all that I can say is, "I love you Mom."
Thank you for nursing me through all those colds and fevers;
Thank you for believin' in me when they were no other believers.
And it's never too late to say, "I love you Mom."