Lyrics about Mothers and Being a Mother

Happy Mother's Day!!

A while back, I made a CD of songs about being a parent. I am now amazed how many are performed by men, so those lyrics will wait until Father's Day (bet you can't wait!! lol)

So here are some of my favourite lyrics written about being a mother or about being a child of a mother.

Unsure of what the balance held
I touched my belly overwhelmed
By what I had been chosen to perform
To Zion by Lauryn Hill

I knew his life deserved a chance
But everybody told me to be smart
Look at your career they said,
"Lauryn, baby use your head"
But instead I chose to use my heart
Now the joy of my world is in Zion
To Zion by Lauryn Hill

And although not about mothers necessarily, these lines always make me think of my daughter:
Just a perfect day
Feed animals in the zoo
Perfect Day by Lou Reed, Bono and many others



Mother says I was a dancer before I could walk
She says I began to sing long before I could talk
Thank You for the Music by Abba

I see who I want to be
in my daughter's eyes
In My Daughter's Eyes by Martina McBride

In my daughter's eyes I can see the future
A reflection of who I am and what will be
Though she'll grow and someday leave
Maybe raise a family
When I'm gone I hope you see how happy
she made me
For I'll be there
In my daughter's eyes
In my daugter's eyes by martina mcbride

Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
So mothers, be good to your daughters too
Daughters by John Mayer

This is the clock upon the wall
This is the story of us all
This is the first sound of a newborn child,
Before he starts to crawl
This is the war that’s never won
This is a soldier and his gun
This is the mother waiting by the phone,
Praying for her son
Pictures of You by The Last Goodnight

Now ending with three Canadian female singers with their thoughts on mothers:

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me
Because you loved me by Celine Dion

I've got a good mother,
and her voice is what keeps me here.
Feet on ground,
Heart in hand,
Facing forward,
Be yourself.
Good Mother by Jann Arden

And finally, a song that reminds me of how I don't want to parent:

Be a good boy
Push a little farther now
That wasn't fast enough
To make us happy
We'll love you just the way you are
if you're perfect
Perfect by Alanis Morissette

My favourite saying to my son or daughter is that they are perfect...for me! (with all their faults and mess-ups). I'm sure that I don't tell them that enough and that I am still too critical, but I am trying to accept them the way they are.