Echoes in Your Chest

I remember your hands in the flour that day,

Teaching me slowly in your gentle way.

The cookies were ruined, but you didn’t care,

You said, “It’s not the baking, it’s the love we share.”

You sat by my bed through the long, slow night,

Eyes half-closed but you held on tight.

You whispered, “I’m here,” till the fever broke,

You were tired and afraid, but you never let go.

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Don’t wait till the flowers are laid in the ground,

To say “I’m sorry” for the times you tore her down.

Every sharp word that you can’t take back,

Echoes in your chest when the years turn black.

I slammed that door and I said those things,

Threw your love back like it meant nothing.

But you left the porch light on in the dark,

Mad as fire, still saving me a place in your heart.

When I’m in the kitchen moving like you did,

Doing all the small things you once did for your kid.

I fold the towels the way you showed me then,

And all those gentle memories come back again.

(Pre‑chorus)

So hug her closer while she’s still here,

Tell her you love her loud enough to hear.

’Cause when she’s gone and you replay it all,

The love you gave is what will hold you when you fall.

I watched my drawings taped up on your wall,

Every crooked heart, you cherished them all.

You gave the very best of your heart to me,

And your greatest gift was how you loved me endlessly.

(Bridge)

You were my first home, my safest place,

Every scar I carry holds your face.

I’d give up a lifetime just to hold your hand,

Hear you say my name like only you can.

So on Mother’s Day I break and I heal,

Laugh through the tears ‘cause your love is still real.

You may be gone, but I’m never alone,

’Cause I carry your heart like it’s still my home.

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I laugh and I cry when I think of you,

Broken and whole in the same breath too.

Mother’s Day to me isn’t just one day,

It’s every single heartbeat since you went away.

You were my shelter when the world turned cold,

Now your love’s the light that I still hold.

You may be gone, but I’m never alone,

’Cause I walk through this life with your love as my home.