[Verse 1]
Your coat still hangs on the back-room chair
Coffee cup ring on the counter there
I talk out loud like you might walk in
Catch myself, then start again
[Chorus]
Mom, you may be gone
But your strength keeps me going
Every hard night, every slow morning
I hear your voice, steady and soft
Telling me, “hold on, look up”
Mom, you may be gone
But your strength keeps me going
[Verse 2]
I fold my worries like your old clothes
Stack them neat, just like you showed
When I stumble, when I shake
I see your hands in every step I take
[Chorus]
Mom, you may be gone
But your strength keeps me going
Every hard night, every slow morning
I hear your voice, steady and soft
Telling me, “hold on, look up”
Mom, you may be gone
But your strength keeps me going
[Bridge]
I carry your laugh in my tired days (oh yeah)
Your stubborn hope in my quiet prayers
You’re the reason I still stand
I feel you in my trembling hands
[Chorus]
Mom, you may be gone
But your strength keeps me going
Every hard night, every slow morning
I hear your voice, steady and soft
Telling me, “hold on, look up”
Mom, you may be gone
But your strength keeps me going