Mother

[Verse 1]

You know I want the best for you

As you've always wanted for me

You know our eyes may look alike but

They don't see the same things

Hurt made a great divide

I added to the pain

My way to survive was shutting you out

Oh, I was just a child, I no longer recognize

And now I'm seein' you

Maybe the first time

[Chorus]

And mother, you did the best you could, the best you can

Yeah, I know you did the best you could, the best you can

Do you know you did the best you could, the best you can?

Forgive me now

Oh, I understand

[Verse 2]

They say we turn into our parents

I guess we know now what they mean

We may be made of broken pieces

But that's not who we have to be

Your mother's mother taught her only how to love

From an empty fearful broken place

Oh, you were just child, taught to shoulder the blame

But you're a woman now

You can lift your face

[Chorus]

And mother, you did the best you could, the best you can

Yeah, I know you did the best you could, the best you can

Do you know you did the best you could, the best you can?

Forgive me now

Oh, I understand

[Interlude]

Ooh, oh-oh

Ooh, oh-oh

Ooh, oh-oh

[Chorus]

Mother, you did the best you could, the best you can

Yeah, I know you did the best you could, the best you can

Do you know you did the best you could, the best you can?

Mother, mother, mother, mother, mother

You did the best you could, the best you can

Yeah, I know you did the best you could, with what you had

Do you know you did the best you could, the best you can?

[Outro]

Forgive me now

Oh, I understand