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(Verse 1) I was the first one to hold your hand, your only baby boy In a house filled with sisters, I was your pride and joy But I saw the shadows on the wall, the ones you tried to hide Coming from old Puerto Rico, the only girl with nowhere to confide You brought that strength across the sea, a heart of gold and grit But you married a man with a hollow soul, and dreams that wouldn’t quit He filled your head with promises, then drowned them in the glass While you fought the silent battles, praying the nights would pass. (Chorus) Oh Ma, you were the anchor when the ocean pulled us down The queen of a broken castle, still wearing a hidden crown You were the mother and the father, the warrior and the friend And though the road was crooked, I’m with you ‘til the end From the island to the mainland, through the fire and the gray It’s because of you, mother, that I am the man I am today. (Verse 2) I remember being nine years old, standing tall and small Stepping right between the two of you, a shadow against the wall He was yelling, he was drinking, but I wouldn’t let him through Because even then, my only world was centered around you Then came the day you’d had enough, you threw him out the door With everything you had left, you didn’t want to fight no more You took on every burden, the full-time job, the three of us And in the middle of the struggle, I learned who I could trust. (Bridge) I know I wasn’t "number one," I know the girls took all your sight You trusted I’d stay steady, while you kept us in the light I felt the distance for a while, but the anger couldn’t last A mother-son bond is stronger than the mistakes of the past We danced upon my wedding day, a circle finally whole And when you laid in that hospital bed, I gave you back my soul. (Chorus) Oh Ma, you were the anchor when the ocean pulled us down The queen of a broken castle, still wearing a hidden crown You were the mother and the father, the warrior and the friend And though the road was crooked, I’m with you ‘til the end From the island to the mainland, through the fire and the gray It’s because of you, mother, that I am the man I am today. (Outro) So don’t you cry, my Ma, don’t let those teardrops fall As long as I have air to breathe, I’ll answer every call There’s a room inside my house for you, a place for you to stay I’m still that brave nine-year-old boy, just a phone call away I love you, Ma. Never doubt that. Always.
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The Acoustic Bolero (Modern Latin Folk)
3:58
No
12/17/2025