Who told you, who told you that you could grow up
Who told you that you could start walking
One day you mumbled your first little word
And suddenly now you are talking
I have to admit when the night comes around
I’m grateful you’ve learned how to sleep through
I’m rested, and blessed, but I stop now and then
And wonder where my baby went to
Oh my, we mothers all
All of our hearts rearranging
Weep when the season begins
And weep once again when its changing
Who gave you permission to just walk away
And spend all your days with another
Who teaches, and reaches, and stretches the world
That once was just you and your mother’s
I barely dozed off for an afternoon nap
Grateful for your education
And woke up with memories flooding my eyes
Cheering at your graduation
Oh my, we mothers all
All of our hearts rearranging
Weep when the season begins
And weep once again when its changing
I blew you a kiss on the day that you left
Praying the Lord would protect you
Its what we had planned, I know, but I swear
If I could have, I would have kept you
Now look how you’ve grown to a beautiful soul
So bright I could never conceive it
Grateful that you were brought into my world
Knowing that soon you would leave it
Oh my, we mothers all
All of our hearts rearranging
Weep when the season begins
And weep once again when its changing
