[00:12.18]You could've been bitter, you could've hated him
[00:18.54]You could've talked about the whiskey and the women
[00:22.73]
[00:24.36]He couldn've done better, but you loved him anyhow
[00:30.10]
[00:30.66]Then you taught us all the power of forgiveness
[00:35.34]
[00:37.34]Mama, you were smiling when you could've been crying all night
[00:43.46]Mama, you made me believe everything was alright
[00:49.89]Mama, you never wore your pain too thick
[00:56.07]I'd like to thank you for this
[00:58.87]
[01:01.00]You could've fought, you could've cut him down to shame
[01:07.05]You could've told us that our daddy didn't want us
[01:11.48]
[01:13.05]But that wasn't true, and you knew it all along
[01:19.29]It was a struggle between the road and loving you
[01:23.83]
[01:25.96]Mama, you were smiling when you could've been crying all night
[01:31.85]
[01:32.59]Mama, you made me believe everything was alright
[01:38.46]Mama, you never wore your pain too thick
[01:44.76]I'd like to thank you for this
[01:47.80]
[01:50.80]You did more good for me than you will ever know
[01:55.73]I've seen mothers fill their childrens hearts with hate
[01:59.97]
[02:02.53]But you knew better than to drag me down with you
[02:08.08]You let me love my daddy just the same
[02:12.62]
[02:14.62]Mama, you were smiling when you could've been crying all night
[02:20.86]Mama, you made me believe everything was alright
[02:26.86]Mama, you never wore your pain too thick
[02:33.32]I'd like to thank you for this
[02:36.15]
[02:38.76]Oh I'd like to thank you for this