(Spoken)
Oh
God…
Please,
I’
m
on
my
knees
tonight…
I
don’
t
know
what
to
say
anymore,
Lord.
But
please,
don’
t
let
me
lose
my
mother.
She
has
suffered
enough…
God,
please,
if
You
can
hear
me,
Put
Your
healing
hands
upon
her.
Mama,
please
hold
on
for
me.
Mama,
seeing
you
in
pain
is
breaking
my
soul,
You
carried
me
when
I
couldn't
walk
on
my
own.
You
gave
me
love
when
the
world
gave
me
nothing,
Now
you're
lying
sick,
and
I
can't
do
a
thing.
If
I
could
take
your
pain,
I
would
take
it
away,
If
my
tears
could
heal
you,
I'd
cry
every
day.
You
sacrificed
your
life
just
to
see
me
smile,
God,
please
give
me
my
mama
for
a
long,
long
while.
I
haven't
bought
you
the
house
I've
been
dreaming
about,
I
haven't
made
you
proud
the
way
I
planned
it
out.
There
are
so
many
things
I
still
want
you
to
see,
Mama,
please
don't
leave
before
I
fulfil
my
dreams.
Oh,
let
the
mountain
morning
bring
a
gentle
light,
Watch
over
my
mama
through
the
dark
of
the
night.
Heavenly
Father,
hear
a
child's
desperate
plea,
Keep
the
heart
that
gave
everything
beating
for
me.
Don't
let
the
shadows
take
the
only
home
I've
known,
I'm
not
ready
to
walk
this
weary
road
all
alone.
You
showed
me
the
path
where
the
wild
laurel
grows,
You
taught
me
the
wisdom
that
only
a
mother
knows.
From
the
cold
winter
frost
to
the
heat
of
the
June,
We
hummed
all
the
hymns
by
the
light
of
the
moon.
I
remember
the
apron,
the
flour
on
your
hands,
Working
for
scraps
on
this
hard-scrabble
land.
Now
the
room
is
so
quiet,
the
shadows
grow
tall,
I’
m
terrified,
Mama,
to
hear
the
final
call.
I'm
just
a
shadow
of
the
person
you
raised,
I'm
lost
in
the
silence,
I'm
dazed
and
amazed.
That
time
moves
so
fast
like
a
creek
in
the
flood,
Stealing
the
rhythm
that
flows
in
your
blood.
Oh,
let
the
mountain
morning
bring
a
gentle
light,
Watch
over
my
mama
through
the
dark
of
the
night.
Heavenly
Father,
hear
a
child's
desperate
plea,
Keep
the
heart
that
gave
everything
beating
for
me.
Don't
let
the
shadows
take
the
only
home
I've
known,
I'm
not
ready
to
walk
this
weary
road
all
alone.
I
remember
the
stories,
the
porch
swing
breeze,
The
way
that
you
prayed
on
your
bended
knees.
If
there's
mercy
in
heaven,
if
there's
grace
to
be
found,
Let
it
rain
on
this
cabin,
let
it
fall
to
the
ground.
Don't
pull
her
away
to
the
stars
up
above,
I'm
selfish,
I
know,
but
I'm
hungry
for
love.
So
I'll
sit
by
your
bedside
and
whisper
your
name,
Trying
to
keep
a
small
flickering
flame.
The
sun
will
come
up
over
ridges
of
blue,
But
it
won't
be
the
same
if
it
don't
shine
on
you.
Lord,
give
me
the
strength
just
to
hold
on
to
faith,
To
walk
through
this
valley
and
handle
the
weight.
Whatever
the
outcome,
whatever
the
test,
Lay
your
hand
on
my
mother
and
give
her
your
rest.
Oh,
let
the
mountain
morning
bring
a
gentle
light,
Watch
over
my
mama
through
the
dark
of
the
night.
Heavenly
Father,
hear
a
child's
desperate
plea,
Keep
the
heart
that
gave
everything
beating
for
me.
Don't
let
the
shadows
take
the
only
home
I've
known,
I'm
not
ready
to
walk
this
weary
road
all
alone.
Mama,
just
one
more
day…
Let
the
morning
light
break
through.
I’
m
right
here,
I’
m
not
leaving
you.
Oh
God,
please…
Hear
me
now. (
Fade
out
with
lonely
fiddle
note)