Wednesday, May 2, 2007

SHE

I wanted to share the Lyrics to a very special song. For those of you who were in Relief Society on Sunday, I spoke of my Mom (in law). This song makes me think of her. It is by and LDS artist named Cherie Call. My sister in law actually met her after Shirley had already passed away, and they spoke about this song and how much it means to us. Cherie Call wrote this song for her own mom. :-)

She(Cherie Call)

She is not the picture on the magazine
She's the woman just behind you at the checkout stand
She may appear to be common but she mystifies
In all the ways the wisest men and children understand
'Cause she has eyes that sparkle with her love
And she has a smile that's as gentle as a dove
And no woman from a movie or an ad could ever hope to be
As beautiful as she

She is not a highly honored diplomat
Held responsible to lead the world to peace
But what she does is every bit as serious
Amidst the turmoil everywhere that will never cease
'Cause she has hands that wipe the tears away
And she has a voice that makes everything O.K.
And no woman from the papers or T.V. could ever hope to be
As indispensable as she

And it breaks my heart every time I see her wonder
If she means anything in this world that pulls her under
And she doesn't always see the way that Heaven smiles above her
That's the reason I try to always tell her that I love her

'Cause she may not be known for giving millions
To the charities and auctions on the news
But I believe she's given more than anyone
In all the times she's ever had to choose
To give up sleep to rock her children every night
And give her heart to always hold their dreams so tight
And the best that you or I could ever hope to be
Is as wonderful as she
And the best that you or I could ever hope to be
Is as wonderful as she

6 comments:

Christie said...

Happy Mothers Day eh? *Snif*

Jann said...

Beautiful song lyrics. Moms are pretty terrific.

Jenni said...

Those lyrics just gave me the chills cause they're so beautiful. How wonderful that your m-i-l embodied them. What a great tribute, Christie.

Jeri said...

Beautiful lyrics. I remember hearing this once with you. It's such a lovely song.

Corinne said...

Thanks for sharing!

Jodilyn said...

I sure have been missing Shirley lately...