Ruthie Collins - Mockingbird lyrics

I was just a little kid, wearing my favourite dress reaching for the sky with my arms stretched wide leaping from the porch steps when I fell hard on the concrete the tears came rolling down and momma came runnin’, wrapped me in her arms and I can still hear her now singing Oh my darlin’ don’t say a word Momma’s gonna buy you a mocking bird and one day that bird is gonna sing Hush now baby don’t you cry, you’ll find a way to fly across the sky Even on broken wings Little mockingbird sing I left home with a big dream and mommas words in my heart reaching for the sky with my head held high, holding on to this guitar I thought I’d find me a spotlight not a city of slamming doors I call her when it’s all too much Just to hear her voice singing Oh my darlin’ don’t say a word Momma’s gonna buy you a mocking bird and one day that bird is gonna sing Hush now baby don’t you cry, you’ll find a way to fly across the sky Even on broken wings Little mockingbird sing Oh sing. I took the red eye home, soon as I got the call Momma’s lying there with her silver hair barely holding on So I lay down beside her, took her hand to pray but she was so weak, she couldn’t speak and as the tears rolled down her face I started singing Oh my darlin’ don’t say a word Oh my darlin’ don’t say a word Hush now momma don’t you cry, you’re finally gonna fly across the sky on a pair of angel wings Little mockingbird sing Oh sing…