I held you close through darkest nights

Wiped your tears, turned wrong to right

I worked my hands until they bled

So you'd be warm, so you'd be fed

I gave you love, I gave you all

I caught you every time you'd fall

But now the rooms are cold and white

Since you've left and closed your sight

But you're still my child, wherever you go

Even if I'm left with tears that flow

You may forget, but I hold tight

To every hug, to every night

I gave you life, I gave you me

Even if you've set me free

You'll always be through every mile

You're still my child

Your shoes are still beside the door

Your laughter echoes through the floor

The bed you slept in waits each day

Though years have slowly washed away

No calls, no cards, no, sweet, I'm fine

I wonder if you knew the line

Between the love and silent cries

Of a mother left behind

But you're still my child, no matter the years

Even if I'm drowning in these tears

You may move on, you may forget

But I still live with no regret

I gave you wings, I let you soar

Even as you close the door

I'll wait right here, arms open wide

You're still my child

I don't want fame, I don't want gold

I just want your hand to hold

Just one word, or one last glance

To know I still had one more chance

Still my child through joy or pain

Through sun and storm, through loss and rain

Even if you never return

My heart will always ache and yearn

You're the song I'll always sing

The reason for my everything

And though the world may say I'm blind

You're still my child