My Mother

verse 1 You always had my back Every time I'd fall From busted knees to broken hearts We've been through it all You made me walk the line every time I'd come in off the track My mother's always been my better half verse 2 From my first shoe you tied To my first night in jail You walked me through hand in hand The rainbows in the hill They say I got your eyes I say I've got more than that My mother's always been my better half You slowed down the drinking And laid down on cigarettes Better start thinking About the things you will regret And find a good woman And maybe get lucky like your dad My mother's always been my better half verse 3 You bought me my guitar For better grades in school And I took it off to college Then I took it for a tour And now the name that you gave Is now my autograph My mother's always been my better half You slowed down the drinking And laid down on cigarettes Better start thinking About the things you will regret And find a good woman And maybe get lucky like your dad My mother's always been my better half My mother's always been my better half