[Verse 1]
Mama wore the same work boots
By the back door in the rain
I watched her rub her tired hands
And swallow down the pain
Now I know that look she had
When the bills sat like a wall
Funny how life comes back around
And teaches us both to fall
[Pre-Chorus]
I left home with a hard heart
Thought I’d make it on my own
Then the world got mean and honest
And I found what you had known
[Chorus]
Now it’s you and me, Mama
Side by side, we stand
Same scars, same sand
Now it’s you and me, Mama
Closer than we were then
We got the long road in our hands
[Verse 2]
You said don’t let a bad man
Turn your sweet self into stone
I heard your voice in my kitchen
When I was scared and alone
You taught me how to keep on
When the night won’t let you rest
Now I fold my own hurt up
Like you tucked it in your chest
[Pre-Chorus]
I used to think love meant
Keeping secrets behind the door
Now I know the truest kind
Is knowing what broke us before
[Chorus]
Now it’s you and me, Mama
Side by side, we stand
Same scars, same sand
Now it’s you and me, Mama
Closer than we were then
We got the long road in our hands
[Bridge]
I bring my tears, you bring your tea
And we laugh at what survived
What once came between us
Made us strong enough to thrive
You see me like a mirror
I see you in my face
Two women, one hard story
And a softer, deeper place
[Chorus]
Now it’s you and me, Mama
Side by side, we stand
Same scars, same sand
Now it’s you and me, Mama
Closer than we were then
We got the long road in our hands