Lyrics

My Mother's Hands
Music and Lyrics by Lynda Dobbin-Turner

V1
Time has a way of making
Subtle changes day by day
We're so caught up in distraction
We don't see time slipping away
The reflection in the mirror
Becomes hard to recognize
The ones that stood right by us
Are no longer by our sides

V2
Too often change can leave us lost
There's so much to understand
How'd I get here, where am I going
Did I accomplish all I'd planned
The pieces of the ones we've lost
Slowly melt away
Then in my hands, I see my mom's
And I'm reminded, she's with me still today

CHORUS
They remind me to be gentle
They remind me to be kind
They remind me that the legacy
I'm leaving's not just mine
They remind me that the love
That brought me right to where I am
Still lives within me every moment, I'm reminded
When I see my Mother's hands
When I see my Mother's hands

V3
It's been years now since she left us
And a million tears have dried
All the things she tried to teach me
They still bubble up inside
And when the world becomes too much
For this old heart to understand
I look down and I'm reminded of what matters
And I can see her hands
I can see I've got her hands

CHORUS
They remind me to be gentle
They remind me to be kind
They remind me that the legacy
I'm leaving's not just mine
They remind me that the love
That brought me right to where I am
Still lives within me every moment, I'm reminded
When I see my Mother's hands

Bridge:
For years I didn't see her in me
Though her love taught me the way
Time is a shapeshifter
I see her clearer every day
Through eyes that look for all the best
A heart that longs to understand
Most of all I know she's here when I look down
And I can see her hands
I can see I've got her hands

CHORUS
They remind me to be gentle
They remind me to be kind
They remind me that the legacy
I'm leaving's not just mine
They remind me that the love
That brought me right to where I am
Still lives within me every moment I'm reminded
When I see my Mother's hands
I can see my Mother's hands
I can see I've got her hands