Billy Joe Shaver - Magnolia Mother's Love lyrics

I recall the day she found it Come home with her coat wrapped ‘round it Back when I was just a little boy I'd have sworn that it was dead But it fooled me and lived instead It grew to be my mother's pride and joy It's just an old Magnolia tree But friend it means much more to me It's a symbol of my momma's tender love And of all the things in life I've found That picked me up when I was down I remember my magnolia mother's love Oh the kinfolk come and gathered round The day we laid my momma down I swore I'd try to be a better man Standing beneath her favorite tree I knew her pride and joy was me When a petal fell and nestled in my hand