Love Looks Like You

Lyrics

I remember Fridays, just the two of us, Meeting at Starbucks, never in a rush. We'd watch the sky together, waiting for that eagle to land, And I thought the world was perfect with our chai teas in hand. We didn't need a reason, didn't need a special day, Just a little time together in our own familiar way. And I never knew those moments, so ordinary back then, Would become the kind of memories I'd give anything to live again. [Verse 2] Remember scary hide-and-seek when we were small? The shadows in the corners, the footsteps down the hall. We'd hold our breath and listen, scared of every sound, Then scream and fall down laughing when somebody was found. You made the dark exciting, but you always made it safe, And I can still hear our laughter echoing through that place. It's funny what you carry when the childhood years are gone, A thousand little memories that somehow keep living on. [Pre-Chorus] And growing up, I didn't see All the ways you gave yourself to me. I thought that's just what mothers do, But now I know how lucky I was to have you. [Chorus] If somebody asks me what love looks like, I'll tell them what I've seen. It's the hands that heal the hurting, It's a heart that gives without a thought. It's loving someone through the hard days And giving everything you've got. And if there's one thing I know for certain, One thing I know is true, Of all the beautiful things I've known, Mom, love looks like you. [Verse 3] And then there's Norman, how you loved that dog, How he had his own little place inside your heart. Some people wouldn't understand a love that runs so deep, But you knew that family isn't always made of just two feet. You gave him all your tenderness, the kind that can't be taught, And he was lucky to be loved with every bit of love you've got. I think that says so much about the person that you are, You make a home for everyone you hold inside your heart. [Verse 4] And Mom, I've thought about the nurse you've always been, The frightened people you have helped, the battles you have seen. The way you give a stranger comfort when their world is falling through, And make them feel somebody cares, because somebody does. It's you. And though you might just call it work, I hope you understand, How many lives are better because they once held your hand. [Chorus] If somebody asks me what love looks like, I'll tell them what I've seen. It's the hands that heal the hurting, It's a heart that gives without a thought. It's loving someone through the hard days And giving everything you've got. [Bridge — Quiet, emotional] And now I'm older, and I'm starting to see The things you must have carried while you were taking care of me. The worries that you swallowed, the tired you pushed aside, All the things I never noticed standing on the other side. I don't say thank you nearly enough. I don't always show you what you mean. But so much of the good that's still inside me Came from the love you gave to me. [Final Chorus — Building, then softening] So if somebody asks me what love looks like, I won't have to search too far. It's hiding in the darkness, It's laughing until we cried. It's Friday at that Starbucks With you right by my side. [Outro — Soft piano] So here's to all our Fridays, And that eagle land every time To Norman, and those childhood games, And all the years gone by. I'd give anything for one more childhood Friday... Just to be your little girl again. I love you, Mom.