The story behind this song
She kept the baby shoes wrapped in tissue, hums at strangers' babies in the grocery line, and has been practicing on the neighbor's kids with cookies in each hand.
Now there's a heartbeat on the fridge door and one big question left: Nana, Mimi, or Grandma June? For the mom about to hear the news that changes her name.
Lyrics
Sit down, Mom.
No — actually sit down.
No — actually sit down.
You kept my baby shoes in tissue,
you said someday you'd understand,
you've been practicing on the neighbor's kids
with cookies in each hand.
You hum to babies in the grocery line —
the whole store goes soft.
you said someday you'd understand,
you've been practicing on the neighbor's kids
with cookies in each hand.
You hum to babies in the grocery line —
the whole store goes soft.
We've got some news
we couldn't fit in a card.
we couldn't fit in a card.
You're gonna be a grandma!
Yeah — you heard the words right.
There's a heartbeat on the fridge door now,
due when the leaves turn bright.
Breathe, Mama, breathe — happy tears allowed.
You're gonna be a grandma now.
Yeah — you heard the words right.
There's a heartbeat on the fridge door now,
due when the leaves turn bright.
Breathe, Mama, breathe — happy tears allowed.
You're gonna be a grandma now.
Start the arguments at dinner —
Nana? Mimi? Grandma June?
The baby gets the deciding vote
and the baby's coming soon.
Everything you did for me
is about to get an encore.
Nana? Mimi? Grandma June?
The baby gets the deciding vote
and the baby's coming soon.
Everything you did for me
is about to get an encore.
We've got one more thing to say
before you call the whole family.
before you call the whole family.
You're gonna be a grandma!
Yeah — you heard the words right.
There's a heartbeat on the fridge door now,
due when the leaves turn bright.
Breathe, Mama, breathe — happy tears allowed.
You're gonna be a grandma now.
Yeah — you heard the words right.
There's a heartbeat on the fridge door now,
due when the leaves turn bright.
Breathe, Mama, breathe — happy tears allowed.
You're gonna be a grandma now.
The lullabies you sang to me —
I've been practicing them low.
Teach me the rest when you visit.
You're gonna visit a lot, I know.
I've been practicing them low.
Teach me the rest when you visit.
You're gonna visit a lot, I know.
You're gonna be a grandma!
Yeah — you heard the words right.
There's a heartbeat on the fridge door now,
due when the leaves turn bright.
Breathe, Mama, breathe — happy tears allowed.
You're gonna be a grandma now.
Yeah — you heard the words right.
There's a heartbeat on the fridge door now,
due when the leaves turn bright.
Breathe, Mama, breathe — happy tears allowed.
You're gonna be a grandma now.
Sit down, Mom. Phone Dad.
Tell him Grandpa's next.
Tell him Grandpa's next.
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