Do you remember when I was a baby, crawling across the floor?
I was an angel then, a kid you could adore.
But as you knew those days didn’t last.
I started walking and talking, growing up fast.
Then as a kid when I’d scrap a knee,
you were always there to comfort me.
Then I was a teenager, a young man if you will.
Thinking I knew it all but growing up still.
No matter what I done or the trouble I found,
you were always there for me when I came around.
You the streets raised me, but that isn’t true.
The good qualities I have, I got those from you.
I don’t hit on women or disrespect any other.
Those are just two of the qualities that I got from you Mother.
You gave me a big heart, you taught me to care.
I want to “Thank you” Mother, for always being there.
Each night when I pray to the good Lord above,
I thank Him for you, and your Mother’s love.
Lanny Russell
11/03/03
