Just Like You Mom

You say I push too hard I don’t know when to quit

Chasing down the dreams that won’t let me sit

But mom this fire—well it came from you

Every callus on my hand

Every line in the dirt I stand

It’s what I learned from you Mom

That grit that fight that staying strong

Through storms and sunshine

Your the compass I carry inside

You always put family first

Held us together when times were the worst

Shielded the weak gave love its due

Made me strong just like you

All the stubborn all the strong

The late nights working since dawn

Every step I take it’s true

They’re all things I learned from you

You woke up early worked till late

Hands in the dirt food on the plate

You never stopped no time to rest

With every breath you gave your best

You stood like a mountain unshaken tall

I watched you as you carried it all

Even when the nights were long and wide

So if I’m stubborn if I don’t give in

It’s just what I learned from you again and again

Your voice was calm in the hardest fight

You stayed the course through the darkest night

Taught me to stand when the winds would howl

With quiet strength you showed me how

I see you in the mirror every line every trace

Your grit your grace written all on my face

You held the weight of the sky in your hands

Built a life from dust and shifting sands

Never let the world steal your spark

Even when it felt so cold and dark

Your laugh could fill a quiet room

A wildflower fighting through the gloom

You were strong you had no fear

Faced the storms wiped every tear

Put others first that's what you do

And when we fight it's 'cause I'm just like you mom

The way you held on when the world let go

How you lit the dark when the shadows would grow

Your hands built a life your heart built a home

Now I hear your words in my own voice

Each step I take it feels like your choice

The seeds you planted they’ve taken root

I’m walking the path you always walked

You said I don’t laugh enough I hold back tears

I keep my guard up bury my fears

But I saw you stand through storms and rain

Teaching me to love through the pain

Your apron strings your quiet might

Lit the fire that burns so bright

So if I’m stubborn if I don’t give in

It’s just what I learned from you again and again

I've got a soft heart it bends but won't break

I give 'til I'm empty no more I can take

Stubborn as the red clay under my feet

I don’t back down I don't retreat

I learned it all from you Mom

How to stand tall when the road feels long

Every fight every tear every late-night prayer

You taught me strength wrapped in tender care

I hope you see I hope you know

Everything I am I learned from you

I don’t take no for an answer

Every dream I chase I chase to the end

The fire in my soul the grit in my hands

Comes from a woman who always understands

Every step I take it’s true

They’re all things I learned from you

You were strong you had no fear

Faced the storms wiped every tear

Put others first that's what you do

And when we fight it's 'cause I'm just like you

Mom

I'm just like you