| she was almost out of high school | |
| when she left home | |
| got a job in an office | |
| she answered the phone | |
| her boss was a creep he wouldn’t leave her alone | |
| she had to go | |
| middle of that mess she met a fine young man | |
| they rolled into houston in a chevrolet van | |
| louisiana tags a beautiful band of gold | |
| they carried each other so long | |
| but they drifted apart never really went wrong | |
| they just married too young both moved along | |
| c’iest la vi | |
| she starts every day | |
| just fine | |
| then she hears that voice | |
| same place same time | |
| her mother is in the mirror | |
| with the same old lines to say | |
| she says you know better say grace | |
| don’t even try | |
| you can’t take your brother’s place | |
| don’t even try | |
| don’t give me that face any more | |
| so where does the time go | |
| now there is gray in her hair | |
| she sits at her dressing table | |
| in a wrought iron chair | |
| wears a terry cloth robe | |
| with a tear | |
| when she is alone | |
| the tv says war in the holy land | |
| she looks at the wrinkles on the | |
| back of her hand | |
| rubs her fingers where she wore a wedding band | |
| she looks away | |
| precious savior | |
| she remembers a hymn | |
| it is a hymn | |
| she never liked | |
| she goes to the gym | |
| goes to work | |
| dinner with a friend | |
| falls asleep | |
| with the tv on | |
| you know better | |
| say grace | |
| don’t even try | |
| you cant take your brother’s place | |
| don’t even try | |
| don’t give me that face anymore | |
| say grace | |
| you know how | |
| all these years | |
| even now | |
| stand up | |
| mother take a bow | |
| cause you still | |
| make her cry |
| she was almost out of high school | |
| when she left home | |
| got a job in an office | |
| she answered the phone | |
| her boss was a creep he wouldn' t leave her alone | |
| she had to go | |
| middle of that mess she met a fine young man | |
| they rolled into houston in a chevrolet van | |
| louisiana tags a beautiful band of gold | |
| they carried each other so long | |
| but they drifted apart never really went wrong | |
| they just married too young both moved along | |
| c' iest la vi | |
| she starts every day | |
| just fine | |
| then she hears that voice | |
| same place same time | |
| her mother is in the mirror | |
| with the same old lines to say | |
| she says you know better say grace | |
| don' t even try | |
| you can' t take your brother' s place | |
| don' t even try | |
| don' t give me that face any more | |
| so where does the time go | |
| now there is gray in her hair | |
| she sits at her dressing table | |
| in a wrought iron chair | |
| wears a terry cloth robe | |
| with a tear | |
| when she is alone | |
| the tv says war in the holy land | |
| she looks at the wrinkles on the | |
| back of her hand | |
| rubs her fingers where she wore a wedding band | |
| she looks away | |
| precious savior | |
| she remembers a hymn | |
| it is a hymn | |
| she never liked | |
| she goes to the gym | |
| goes to work | |
| dinner with a friend | |
| falls asleep | |
| with the tv on | |
| you know better | |
| say grace | |
| don' t even try | |
| you cant take your brother' s place | |
| don' t even try | |
| don' t give me that face anymore | |
| say grace | |
| you know how | |
| all these years | |
| even now | |
| stand up | |
| mother take a bow | |
| cause you still | |
| make her cry |
| she was almost out of high school | |
| when she left home | |
| got a job in an office | |
| she answered the phone | |
| her boss was a creep he wouldn' t leave her alone | |
| she had to go | |
| middle of that mess she met a fine young man | |
| they rolled into houston in a chevrolet van | |
| louisiana tags a beautiful band of gold | |
| they carried each other so long | |
| but they drifted apart never really went wrong | |
| they just married too young both moved along | |
| c' iest la vi | |
| she starts every day | |
| just fine | |
| then she hears that voice | |
| same place same time | |
| her mother is in the mirror | |
| with the same old lines to say | |
| she says you know better say grace | |
| don' t even try | |
| you can' t take your brother' s place | |
| don' t even try | |
| don' t give me that face any more | |
| so where does the time go | |
| now there is gray in her hair | |
| she sits at her dressing table | |
| in a wrought iron chair | |
| wears a terry cloth robe | |
| with a tear | |
| when she is alone | |
| the tv says war in the holy land | |
| she looks at the wrinkles on the | |
| back of her hand | |
| rubs her fingers where she wore a wedding band | |
| she looks away | |
| precious savior | |
| she remembers a hymn | |
| it is a hymn | |
| she never liked | |
| she goes to the gym | |
| goes to work | |
| dinner with a friend | |
| falls asleep | |
| with the tv on | |
| you know better | |
| say grace | |
| don' t even try | |
| you cant take your brother' s place | |
| don' t even try | |
| don' t give me that face anymore | |
| say grace | |
| you know how | |
| all these years | |
| even now | |
| stand up | |
| mother take a bow | |
| cause you still | |
| make her cry |