Philip Claypool - Strength Of A Woman lyrics

Mama still loves me and Daddy don't care Mama always held me and he was never there Growin' up a lonely, I never had a hand Or someone to show me how to be a man But Mama loved me tender, put the shoes on my feet She gave me her all and it was all I'd ever need Oh, the strength of a woman, the touch of her hand The comfort of her kindness and the time to understand Her smile in the morning And when she tucked me to sleep Oh, the strength of a woman is all I'll ever need School was never easy and Daddy didn't care He said, son, you better make the grade or you're going nowhere So late in the evening and deep into the night Mom would ask the question till finally got 'em right Mama taught me so much and now I understand That the key to the answer is always close at hand It's the strength of a woman, the wisdom in her eyes The comfort of her kind voice that makes you wanna try And hold on forever and make your own peace Oh, the strength of a woman is all I'll ever need Well, I've known victory and I've known defeat Seen home fires burning and dead end streets Seen lone stars falling and the heavens up above But the thing that most amazes me is a woman's love Oh, it's the strength of a woman in the touch of her hand It's the strength of a woman that strengthens a man It's her smile in the morning, it's a kiss when I'm weak Oh, the strength of a woman is all I'll ever need Yeah, it's the strength of a woman It's the touch of her hand Yeah, it's the strength of a woman that strengthens a man