You are my start my stop… my heart and soul… my give and go
I take from you… all the cues of who I am…
You pushed my need to smile… when every step was like a mile
Your loving voice was there to tell me… yes you can…
The texture of your skin… became my closest friend
Mother of this earth… that lies beneath my feet
You took this heart of mine… and sheltered it through troubled times
Knowing all along… the man I’d come to be… (I get)
Love from my mother… Love from my father…
Love from my sisters… Love from my brothers
Love from my sons… and Love from my daughter
But my Grandmother’s love… was Love like no other…
Love for my mother… Love for my father
Love for my sisters… Love my brothers
Love for my sons… and Love for my daughter
But the love of myself… is a Love like no other
You are my child… my seed…that very special part of me…
I give to you… all of everything I am…
You take direction… and I’m there… to support your need
A father’s love for you… is what I hold in hand…
Handed down to me… as was handed down to you …
As handed down to her… as was handed down from him
You pushed my need to grow…while facing life as overload
By giving me a love that I could understand
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You had me walk upright… when times suggested I should crawl
Taught me to see… through the eyes of Agape’ love
Your hands were there to catch… if ever I should slip or fall
And now this love I know… I give… unto my own…
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