Mothered Me Home

Verse 1

My mom caught the first plane out

when they called about the wreck

changed my bandages with steady hands

helped me bathe and rest

moved me from the bed to the bathroom

then the couch when days felt long

and walked me out into the sunlight

til I could stand on my own

Chorus

Like supper on the table

like a light left on for me

like somebody waiting up

when I was too tired to sleep

grace showed up in ordinary ways

steady as a stone

and I am who I am because

they mothered me home

Verse 2

Some women bring you flowers

some women bring you food

some women sit beside you

til your sky turns blue again

there were porches, prayers, and supper

hands that reached before I asked

and love looked like a village

helping me come back

Chorus

Like supper on the table

like a light left on for me

like somebody waiting up

when I was too tired to sleep

grace showed up in ordinary ways

steady as a stone

and I am who I am because

they mothered me home

Verse 3

There were women who could see me

when I’d nearly disappeared

women strong enough to hold me

without feeding every fear

there were horses, lakes, and backroads

conversations late and long

and voices speaking steady truth

til I could hear my own

Bridge

Now I know healing happens

slowly, day by day

in all the ordinary kindness

people choose to give away

and whenever someone reaches

I pray I can respond

like the women who stood beside me

and mothered me home

Final Chorus

Like supper on the table

like a light left on for me

like somebody waiting up

when I was too tired to sleep

grace showed up in ordinary ways

steady as a stone

and I am who I am because

they mothered me home

they mothered me home