Mom

She's watched the good ones leave too soon

Stood in black dresses in quiet rooms

Heard "time heals all" a hundred times

Still waiting for it to prove them right

Best friends and husbands, Every heartbreak left a mark

Every goodbye took a little part

Now she's worried about problems before they even start

She says she's fine and changes the subject

Like she's rehearsed it all her life

But you can only carry that much weight

Before it leaks out of your eyes

And I know she's tired

Yeah, I know she misses her old life

And I know she cries,

Herself to sleep every night

She lost her way

She lost it all, she might say

I know something's wrong

But I'm holding out hope

That not all is gone

I still see the light

Somewhere behind those tired eyes

And maybe I'm wrong

But I'm holding out hope

That not all is gone

Now she jumps when the phone rings late

Like bad news is always on the way

Keeps her heart behind locked doors

'Cause she's seen what happens when it breaks

There's a thousand ghosts inside her head

Some she's buried and some she never did

She's doing just enough to get by

Just enough to hold it all inside

Just enough to not cry

Just enough to survive

The world sees someone getting by

I see someone trying to survive

Still fighting battles nobody knows

Just to make it through the night

And I know she's tired

Yeah, I know she misses her old life

And I know she cries,

Herself to sleep every night

She lost her way

She lost it all, she might say

I know something's wrong

But I'm holding out hope

That not all is gone

I still see the light

Somewhere behind those tired eyes

And maybe I'm wrong

But I'm holding out hope

That not all is gone

I've seen flowers grow through concrete

I've watched the sun break through the rain

I've seen people come back from the edge

When everybody else had walked away

Maybe it's just a chapter she can't see

And maybe tomorrow starts with her

Believing what I believe

She lost her way

She lost it all, some would say

I know something's wrong

But I'm holding out hope

That not all is gone

I still see the light

Somewhere behind those tired eyes

And maybe I'm wrong

But I'm holding out hope

That not all is gone

No, not all is gone

No, not all is gone

I still see the light

Somewhere behind those tired eyes