Only A Mother Knows
by Dave Undis and Michael Skotte

VERSE
There’s a t-shirt hanging in my closet.
It says I’m the world’s greatest mom.
My daughter gave me a great big hug
The first time I put it on.
She spent her birthday money
To buy that shirt for me.
If you’re not a mother
You just can’t know how that feels.

CHORUS
Only a mother knows what a daughter’s words can do.
They can make a nest for your heart, or cut it right out of you.
Daughters carry all our hopes and dreams, so their words bury in our souls.
How that feels, only a mother knows.

VERSE
Now that shirt is all threadbare and ragged,
The colors all faded away.
When I see it on the hanger
I think back to happier days.
My daughter says she doesn’t love me.
I’m mean, old fashioned, and dumb.
She says she can’t wait ‘till
She’s not under my thumb.

CHORUS
Only a mother knows what a daughter’s words can do.
They can make a nest for your heart, or cut it right out of you.
Daughters carry all our hopes and dreams, so their words bury in our souls.
How that feels, only a mother knows.

BRIDGE
Momma laughed and gave me a great big hug, when I told her what I’m going through.
She said it’s just a phase, when you were her age, you were the same way too.
There are some things every daughter does, and this is one of those.
There are some things only a mother knows.

CHORUS
Only a mother knows what a daughter’s words can do.
They can make a nest for your heart, or cut it right out of you.
Daughters carry all our hopes and dreams, so their words bury in our souls.
How that feels, only a mother knows.