Mother
Dave Bixby Lyrics
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When I was a little boy
On bended knee
All her love I would enjoy
But the years went by
I made her cry
It left her sad
To see me go bad
She wanted me
To have the better things
The songs she sang to me
No more she ever sings
And its sad
Oh mother dear how could I hurt you so
She tried to tell me
About Jesus and his love
I laughed at her
And said threes nothing up above
How little I did know
How much she loved me so
As the years went buy
She learned how not to cry
How can I tell her
Old prayers have all come true
She gave up hope so long ago
And fell out of tune
Oh Jesus tell her I'm not lying any more
And I want to love her again
Dave Bixby's song "Mother" is a heartbreaking ballad that reflects on the relationship between a mother and her son. The first stanza reveals their connection when the son was a little boy, and his mother would sing to him on bended knee. The lyrics illustrate how much love they shared at that time. However, as the years went by, the son made his mother cry with the direction he took in life. He abandoned the songs his mother sang to him and the better things she wanted for him. The son's careless actions deeply wounded his mother, and she hasn't sung to him since.
In the second stanza, the son reflects on his mother's attempt to introduce him to Jesus and his love. However, he laughed at her and rejected her faith. The son realizes too late how much his mother loved him and how little he knew. As the years went by, the mother learned not to cry and gave up hope that her son would ever find his way back to her. The song ends with the son asking Jesus to tell his mother that his old prayers have come true, and he wants to love her again.
Line by Line Meaning
She sang to me
My mother used to sing to me when I was young.
When I was a little boy
I was just a child then.
On bended knee
She knelt down to sing to me.
All her love I would enjoy
I felt her love through her songs.
But the years went by
As I grew up, time passed.
I made her cry
I caused my mother pain.
It left her sad
My actions hurt her deeply.
To see me go bad
She watched me make poor choices.
She wanted me
My mother had high hopes for my future.
To have the better things
She wanted me to succeed in life.
The songs she sang to me
Her songs were her way of expressing her love for me.
No more she ever sings
She stopped singing to me as I grew apart from her.
And its sad
It's a source of great regret.
Oh mother dear how could I hurt you so
I deeply regret the pain I caused my mother.
She tried to tell me
My mother wanted to share her beliefs with me.
About Jesus and his love
She wanted to tell me about the love of Jesus.
I laughed at her
I ridiculed her beliefs.
And said threes nothing up above
I rejected the idea of a higher power.
How little I did know
I was ignorant of my mother's wisdom.
How much she loved me so
My mother's love for me was unconditional.
As the years went buy
Over time, things changed.
She learned how not to cry
My mother grew stronger despite my hurtful actions.
How can I tell her
I don't know how to express myself to her.
Old prayers have all come true
My beliefs have changed and I now understand my mother's faith.
She gave up hope so long ago
My mother had lost faith in me.
And fell out of tune
Our relationship had fallen apart.
Oh Jesus tell her I'm not lying any more
I want to make amends with her.
And I want to love her again
I want to repair our relationship and show her my love.
Contributed by Brody T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.