Mother, I Miss You

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Your wool coat still hangs by the kitchen door The cuff has a tear where you caught it before I touch that loose thread when the north wind cries And hear your old stories in the timber’s sigh [Pre-Chorus] You taught me to stand when the hard ground gave To carry the names of the ones we save [Chorus] Mother, I miss you dearly Your hands, your voice, your steady way Mother, I miss you dearly I carry what you gave me every day [Verse 2] The black kettle cools where you used to sing A spoon in the drawer, a small silver thing Your place at the table is left as it was I speak to the quiet and tell it because [Pre-Chorus] You taught me the worth of a promise kept And how love stays near when the living have wept [Chorus] Mother, I miss you dearly Your hands, your voice, your steady way Mother, I miss you dearly I carry what you gave me every day [Bridge] When the snow takes the path and the long night leans I remember your fire and the strength in your seams No grave can unmake what your kindness began Your heart walks beside me wherever I stand [Final Chorus] Mother, I miss you dearly Your hands, your voice, your steady way Mother, I miss you dearly I carry what you gave me every day [Outro] I carry what you gave me Every day