Dear Mom

Mm-mm, mm Mm Mm-mm

I know I wasn't always easy to love I know I gave you more than enough Late nights, bad choices, doors slammed shut You had every reason to give up

There were things I never told you Things I was too afraid to say I thought I had to carry everything alone So I pushed your love away

And now I'm older, and I finally see How much of you lives inside of me I wish I could go back in time Just for a moment, just to say I wasn't trying to hurt you, mom I was just trying to find my way

Dear Mom, I hope you're proud of me I know I wasn't always the kid you dreamed I'd be I know I made you worry I know I made you cry

There were times you reached for me And I pushed you aside But every time I found the strength to get back on my feet Every time I chose to fight when life was crushing me That's you

So when you look at me I hope you don't see all the mistakes I've made I hope you see your kid Who just needed you to stay Mm Mm

And I never understood it I was too young to know That sometimes the person saying "I'm fine" Is the one hurting the most

You taught me how to keep going Without ever asking for applause You showed me what unconditional means By loving me without a cause

And now every year that passes Makes one thing clearer to me You weren't just raising a child You were teaching a broken world How to love somebody completely

Dear Mom, I hope you're proud of me I know I wasn't always the kid you dreamed I'd be I know I made you worry I know I made you cry

There were times you reached for me And I pushed you aside But every time I found the strength to get back on my feet Every time I chose to fight when life was crushing me That's you

So when you look at me I hope you don't see all the mistakes I've made I hope you see your kid Who just needed you to stay