The story behind this song
She caught the 5:15 in the dark, worked the double to the bone, and stretched one paycheck like a loaf of bread across two lives. The cut-up coupons stayed hidden behind a smile and a steady "we're doing fine." She checked essays past midnight in her work-shift dress, then went in an hour early. Today her kid crosses the stage — first in the family — and turns to find her face.
For the single mom whose name belongs beside the one they called: half this is hers, and she got them here.
Lyrics
They called my name today, Mama
But it should've come with yours
But it should've come with yours
You caught the five-fifteen in darkness, double shift to bone
Stretched a single paycheck like a loaf of bread at home
You said "we're doing fine" and hid the math behind your smile
I found the cut-up coupons, Mama — I've known it all the while
Stretched a single paycheck like a loaf of bread at home
You said "we're doing fine" and hid the math behind your smile
I found the cut-up coupons, Mama — I've known it all the while
Every door that opened for me
You held it with your back
You held it with your back
She got me here — write her name beside mine
Half this paper's hers, every dollar, every dime
I crossed the stage on legs she built, on years she gave away
Mama, take this walk with me
You got me here today
Half this paper's hers, every dollar, every dime
I crossed the stage on legs she built, on years she gave away
Mama, take this walk with me
You got me here today
You sat through my rehearsals on your only night of rest
Checked my essays past midnight in your wrinkled work-shift dress
When the acceptance letter came, you cried into the sink
Then went to work an hour early — that's the kind of love I mean
Checked my essays past midnight in your wrinkled work-shift dress
When the acceptance letter came, you cried into the sink
Then went to work an hour early — that's the kind of love I mean
You never asked for thank-yous
So here's one with a choir
So here's one with a choir
She got me here — write her name beside mine
Half this paper's hers, every dollar, every dime
I crossed the stage on legs she built, on years she gave away
Mama, take this walk with me
You got me here today
Half this paper's hers, every dollar, every dime
I crossed the stage on legs she built, on years she gave away
Mama, take this walk with me
You got me here today
Now it's my turn, Mama — put the bus pass down
The five-fifteen can run without you
I'm carrying us now
The five-fifteen can run without you
I'm carrying us now
She got me here — write her name beside mine
Half this paper's hers, every dollar, every dime
I crossed the stage on legs she built, on years she gave away
Mama, take this walk with me
You got me here today
Half this paper's hers, every dollar, every dime
I crossed the stage on legs she built, on years she gave away
Mama, take this walk with me
You got me here today
This tassel turns for two
It always did
It always did
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