I can't remember the mistakes and successes I've made
Life passes so quickly I was always too busy to see
And I didn't take the time to realize how much you gave
Or how much faith and love you truly had for me

I never realized how truly hard life could be to you
And how many times you hoped, prayed for me to see
Better than I have before and for my heart to stay true
For you had faith and believed in the best I could be

I never realized when I left for school and grew up too fast
that your smile meant you were proud of whom you could see
But that inside your heart broke and a smile was only a mask
For your little one was on their way and life has no guarantee

You kid, I am grown and don't need you anymore
But you'll never really know how much I truly do
Because you are the only one I always look for
When I am happy, frustrated, anxious, or blue

I've needed you more than life itself or any other
For the hero I love has always been right here
I have always striven to be just like my mother
For your love is that which makes my life clear