My little girl came into the kitchen this evenin'
While I was fixin' supper
And she handed me a piece of paper she'd been writin' on
And after wipin' my hands on my apron
I read it - and this is what it said:
For mowin' the yard - five dollars
And for makin' my own bed this week - one dollar
And for goin' to the store - fifty cents
An' playin' with little sister, while you went to the store - twenty-five cents
Takin' out the trash - one dollar
Gettin' a good report card - five dollars
And for rakin' the yard - two dollars
Total owed - fourteen dollars and seventy-five cents
Well, I looked at her standin' there expectantly
And a thousand mem'ries flashed through my mind
So I picked up the pen, turnin' the paper over
This is what I wrote:
For the nine months I carried you
Growin' inside me - NO CHARGE
For the nights I've sat up with you
Doctored you, prayed for you - NO CHARGE
For the toys, food and clothes
And for wiping your nose, there's NO CHARGE
When you add it all up
The full cost of my love is NO CHARGE
Well, when she finished readin'
She had great big old tears in her eyes
And she looked up at me and said
"Mama, I sure do love you."
Then she took the pen
And in great big letters
She wrote: "PAID IN FULL."
When you add it all up
The cost of real love is - NO CHARGE