Ashanti - Mother

I would never let a tear fall from your eyes No, no, no, no, no 'Cause everything you are to me Oooh, I could never let you hurt inside You mean so much and I'm so thankful that you're in my life And I appreciate your love and all your sacrifice Without you by my side, I never could survive I wouldn't be the woman standing here before your eyes You taught me strength and you gave me guidance Whenever faith was lost, you were there to find it And all because a mother's love is unconditional With all my heart and all my soul, I wanna let you know Said I thank you (I thank you) And I love you (I love you) And I would never ever place no one above you Said I thank you (I thank you) And I love you (I love you) And I would never ever place no one above you You have given me life and I just want you to know That you're the reason I'm here today, I will never let go To everything that we share and nothing can compare I thank you, I thank you, I thank you It's what I'm saying, yeah-yeah See, I've been blessed to be raised by a woman so strong, mhm-mhmm 'Cause even when I did things wrong You would show me just the way that I should carry on You kept me safe, and you protected me with all you had And any time I was in need you gave your very last Without you by my side, I never could survive I wouldn't be the woman standing here before your eyes You taught me strength and you gave me guidance Whenever faith was lost, you were there to find it And all because a mother's love is unconditional With all my heart and all my soul, I wanna let you know That I thank you (I thank you) And I love you (I love you) And I would never ever place no one above you Said I thank you (I thank you) And I love you (I love you) And I would never ever place no one above you You have given me life and I just want you to know That you're the reason I'm here today, I will never let go To everything that we share and nothing can compare I thank you, I thank you, I thank you It's what I'm saying, yeah I remember wakin' up early Monday morning With my new dress and my new shoes, with the buckles on 'em And you would kiss my face, and say "I love you, babe" And you would be right there to take all of my fear away And when he broke my heart, you said it was his lost And not to think about, "You're better off without him" Remember when they said that I was never gonna make it? You said "it's yours, and all you gotta do is go and take it" Said I thank you (I thank you) And I love you (I love you) And I would never ever place no one above you Said I thank you (I thank you) And I love you (I love you) And I would never ever place no one above you See, you have given me life and I just want you to know That you're the reason I'm here today, I will never let go To everything that we share and nothing can compare Said I thank you (I thank you) And I love you (I love you) And I would never ever place no one above you Said I thank you (I thank you) And yes, I love you (I love you) And I would never ever place no one above you See, you have given me life and I just want you to know That you're the reason I'm here today, I will never let go To everything that we share and nothing can compare I thank you, I thank you, I thank you It's what I'm saying Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah Ooh Mhm-mhmm Mhm-mhmm