The Kind of Mama You Were Verse 1 You came from red clay roads in Georgia Where the screen doors slam and the fields run wide Where you learn real young how to make a way With stubborn hope on your side You carried that strength down into Florida With a young heart and a fearless grin And a house that filled with noise and laughter As five wild lives moved in ⸻ Verse 2 You could turn a hard day into music Just by walking through the door With a laugh that made the whole room brighter Than it ever was before There was always room around our table Always time for one more friend And every kid who wandered through our house Felt like family in the end ⸻ Chorus You were the kind of mama Kids dream about at night The one who makes the whole world warmer Just by standing in the light You never met a stranger Just a story you hadn’t heard And half the town wished growing up They had the kind of mama you were ⸻ Verse 3 You didn’t watch childhood from the sidelines You were right there in the middle of it all Treasure hunts and backyard dodgeball Laughing when we’d make you fall You’d get down on the floor with the little ones Like time had never moved along And every child around you knew Your love was where they belonged ⸻ Chorus You were the kind of mama Kids dream about at night The one who makes a crowded room Feel safe and bright You never met a stranger Just a heart you hadn’t known And somehow every child around you Felt like one of your own ⸻ Bridge Now the sunsets find you by the water Grandkids laughing in the sand And I see the same young Georgia girl Still holding all our hands All those little things you gave us We were too young then to see You weren’t just raising five wild children You were raising who we’d be ⸻ Final Chorus You’re still the kind of mama This whole world needs somehow The one who makes a broken day Feel softer somehow And every life you ever touched Still carries something true The very best parts of who we are Mama… came from you ⸻ Outro From red clay roads to the Gulf tide blue The best parts of us all came from you