My sister's little boy

Came in the kitchen one evening

While she was fixing supper

And he handed her a piece paper

He had been writing on

And after wiping her hands on an apron

She took it in her hands and read it

And this is what it said:

For mowing the yard $5

And for making up my own bed this week $1

For going to the store $.50

And playing with little brother while you went shopping $.25

Taking out the trash $1

And for getting a good report card $5

And for raking the yard $2

Total owed $14.75

Well she looked at him standing there and expecting

And a thousand memories flashed through her mind

So she picked up pen and turned the paper over and this is what she wrote:

For the nine months I carried you

Holding you inside me no charge

For the nights I sat up with doctored you

And prayed for you no charge

For the time and tears

And the costs through the years

There is no charge

When you add it all up

The full cost of my love is no charge

For the nights filled with grey

And the worries ahead

No charge

For the advice and the knowledge

And the costs of your college

No charge

For the toys, school, and clothes

And for wiping your nose

There's no charge my son

When you add it all the real cost of my love is no charge

After that mom finished talking to her little boy

He looked up at her great big o' tear in his eyes

And he said "Mama, I sure do love you"

And then reached out he got the letter and turned it over and he wrote in great big words

Paid in full

When you add it all up

The real cost of my love is no charge