Kalee Hric - When My Mother Died lyrics

Born on the Reservation Daughter of First Nations Orphaned as a child Abandoned and run wild She tried to find truth But lies were all she knew She never had any peace inside But my mother tried When they sold her for whiskey She never cried When she felt their hands in the darkness She had no place to hide As long as she lived She was ashamed of her life She was just a child When my mother died The hardness of her life took its toll On her sweet gentle soul When I learned she was ill I ran to her side I told her about my Jesus And she gave Him her life She finally knew peace inside Then my mother died When they sold her for whiskey She never cried When she felt their hands in the darkness She had no place to hide As long as she lived She was ashamed of her life She was just a child When my mother died Mama received Jesus Then she closed her eyes I saw the tear that Jesus dried When my mother cried I knew she didnt feel the pain Anymore I knew she was walking through Heavens door And I knew a sweet peace inside When my mother died She took me and ran she didnt Want the same life for me But she never could see the truth That I always knew That she was none of the things That she believed When they sold her for whiskey She never cried When she felt their hands in the darkness She had no place to hide As long as she lived She was ashamed of her life She was just a child When my mother died She was just a child When my mother died When my mother died 2013 KALEE HRIC MUSIC (SOCAN)