Your Mother Lyrics by Rita Wilson
You, 20 years old
Want him to have and to hold
All you think about is the party
The house, the white picket fence
Two kids, *** the expense
Hot husband always prepared to say sorry
You thought you were so right and oh so wise
You didn’t know your life would be a compromise
You thought you knew it all
Love would get you through it all
How could you see the writing on the wall
You won’t be here forever
But you’ll get through it together
And then learn to get back up each time you fall
You had the ring, the white wedding
But you didn’t have the knowledge
It takes years, that’s the thing about marriage
You, you’re 40 years old
Trying to find a voice of your own
Wonder if your best years are behind you
Here you are, mother and wife
Scared to say you need more of a life
You can’t ignore the voice inside you
He says life begins at 40, that’s a lie
One minute you’re in love with him, the next you wish he’d die
You thought you knew it all
Love would get you through it all
How could you see the writing on the wall
You won’t be here forever
But you’ll get through it together
And then learn to get back up each time you fall
You had the ring, the white wedding
But you didn’t have the knowledge
It takes years, that’s the thing about marriage
Sometimes leaving would be easier than staying
Cuz you’ve learned all the moves of every game that he’s been playing
You, 60 years old
In your head and heart truth be told
You still feel like 18
He don’t look quite like he did
But my God you wouldn’t change it
Let’s face it, you’re not exactly the prom queen
And as the years go by, love is like wine
It gets better and, oh yeah, you still get drunk sometimes
You know that you don’t know it all
But love it got you through it all
And you’ve got all those stories you can tell
You won’t be here forever
But you got through it together
And then learned to get back up each time you fell
You had the kids, you took some ***
And maybe you both did some damage
You’re still here, that’s the thing about marriage
You learned to love when it got tough
And believe me that takes courage
Stick it out, that’s the thing about marriage