Mom, Your Strength Keeps Me Going

[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

Soft acoustic ballad with intimate male vocals, close-miked guitar and warm piano doubling the chords. First verse stays bare and hushed; subtle bass and brushed snare slide in for the chorus to lift. Light pad swells and a single harmony line in the second chorus deepen the emotion, ending on a quiet, held final phrase that lingers in the air.