[00:00.00]Lyrics:J.Christopher Music:J.Christopher [00:10.02]Oh, mama liked the roses she grew them in the yard [00:19.17]But Winter always came around and made the growing way too hard [00:30.54]Oh, mama liked the roses and when she had the time [00:39.39]She'd decorate the living room, for all us kids to see [00:49.89]When I hear the Sunday bells ringing in the morning [01:00.84]I remember crying when she used to sing [01:11.25]Oh, mama liked the roses but most of all she cared [01:20.46]About the way we learned to live [01:28.20]And if we said our prayers [01:33.48]You know I kept the family bible [01:38.55]With a rose that she saved inside [01:43.41]It was pressed between the pages [01:46.83]Like it had found a place to hide [01:50.91]Oh, mama liked the roses in such a special way [02:00.69]We bring them every Mother's Day [02:05.85]And put them on her grave [02:31.56]Oh, mama liked the roses Mmmm [02:32.13]Mama liked the roses