FIVE YEARS OLD
AND I'M OFF TO
SCHOOL WITH
GRANDMA RIGHT
BEHIND
I NEAR THE GATE
WITH MY LITTLE
BAG AND THEN I
START TO CRY
SHE SAID I CAN'T
TEACH YOU WHAT
THEY WILL IN
SCHOOL SO GO
AHEAD AND LEARN
I'LL SEE YOU AT
HOME WHEN THE
BELL RINGS SON
YOU KNOW I STILL
DREAM ABOUT HER
MY MOTHER
WORKED ON THE
RAILROADS SHE
DID FOR SIXTEEN
YEARS
THAT DINING CAR
WAS A TESTING
GROUND FOR
PLANS AND
DREAMS AND
TEARS
SHE SAID I CARRIED
YOU IN MY BODY
AND I CARRIED
YOU IN MY ARMS
AND YOU REST
ASSURED FOR THE
REST OF YOUR LIFE
I'LL CARRY YOU IN
MY HEART
THESE LADIES IN
MY LIFE HAVE
TAUGHT ME SO
MUCH
'BOUT HOW TO
STAND UP PROUD
AND TALL AND
HOW TO HAVE A
SENSITIVE TOUCH
FROM HERE ON
AFTER THROUGH
HAPPINESS AND
STRIFE
WELL I'LL HAVE SO MUCH
OWING TO THE
LADIES IN MY LIFE
I'M WALKING
THROUGH MY
FRONT DOOR AND
OH WHAT DO I SEE
IS A BEAUTIFUL
WIFE WITH A BABY
GIRL SITTING ON
HER KNEE
THOSE LITTLE BLUE
EYES LIGHT UP
LIKE STARS WHEN I
WALK INTO THE
ROOM
WE'LL TUCK YOU
IN BED MY LITTLE
GIRL SO YOU CAN
DREAM ABOUT THE
MOON
THESE LADIES IN
MY LIFE HAVE
TAUGHT ME SO
MUCH
'BOUT HOW TO
STAND UP PROUD
AND TALL AND
HOW TO HAVE A
SENSITIVE TOUCH
FROM HERE ON
AFTER THROUGH
HAPPINESS AND
STRIFE
I'LL HAVE SO MUCH
OWING TO THE
LADIES IN MY LIFE
MMMM THE LADIES
IN MY LIFE