Love me tender and the river runs deep From the stories that you vowed to keep The doctors once said: This path is too thin But your fight for the light, that's where life began You broke every barrier with a warrior's heart You played every role, you played every part Mother, Mother, the softest word I know The place where my roots always start to grow You were the harbor when the ocean was wild My Kingdom's Core, you saved your only child If every mistake led to the strength of your hand You're the kindest foundation on this Earth, in this land The husband was barren, the journey so long You faced the world's judgment where you didn't belong You erred in the dark when you were aiming for light But intention was pure, even in the hardest fight You sheltered my sadness, you amplified joy The perfect you sought was the love you employed You gave what you could, a true, honest grace A woman unbowed in this beautiful space Now the chapters have turned, and the time moves so fast The shadow of failure is finally past I see your great spirit, gentle and wise Reflected in full in my children's own eyes The patience you preached, the love that you gave Lives on in the future that we manage to save You never gave up on your only son The race you were running, you certainly won Love me tender, hold me close now, I see Your final, unchained, perfect victory