My Mother's Hands Lyrics

Time has a way of making

Subtle changes day by day

We're so caught up in distraction

We don't see time slipping away

The reflection in the mirror

Becomes hard to recognize

The ones that stood right by us

Are no longer by our sides

Too often change can leave us lost

There's so much to understand

How'd I get here, where am I going

Did I accomplish all I'd planned

The pieces of the ones we've lost

Slowly melt away

Then in my hands, I see my mom's

And I'm reminded, she's with me still today

They remind me to be gentle

They remind me to be kind

They remind me that the legacy

I'm leaving's not just mine

They remind me that the love

That brought me right to where I am

Still lives within me every moment, I'm reminded

When I see my Mother's hands

When I see my Mother's hands

It's been years now since she left us

And a million tears have dried

All the things she tried to teach me

They still bubble up inside

And when the world becomes too much

For this old heart to understand

I look down and I'm reminded of what matters

And I can see her hands

I can see I've got her hands

They remind me to be gentle

They remind me to be kind

They remind me that the legacy

I'm leaving's not just mine

They remind me that the love

That brought me right to where I am

Still lives within me every moment, I'm reminded

When I see my Mother's hands

For years I didn't see her in me

Though her love taught me the way

Time is a shapeshifter

I see her clearer every day

Through eyes that look for all the best

A heart that longs to understand

Most of all I know she's here when I look down

And I can see her hands

I can see I've got her hands

They remind me to be gentle

They remind me to be kind

They remind me that the legacy

I'm leaving's not just mine

They remind me that the love

That brought me right to where I am

Still lives within me every moment I'm reminded

When I see my Mother's hands

I can see my Mother's hands

I can see I've got her hands