If I could only hear
My mother sing again
If I could close my eyes
And hear your voice as then

All the friends and family
Would sing along with me
And set your spirit free

In my heart I hear you sing again
Every note as natural as then
When I sing those songs
With family and friends
In my heart I hear you sing again

I know the troubled times
That turned your hair to gray
And all the tears and sorrows
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Followed to your grave
But deep within the heart of hunger
There were always melodies
Passed from you to me

In my heart I hear you sing again
Every note as natural as then
When I sing those songs
For family and friends
In my heart I hear you sing again

And it's a long, long road I've come
Since my mother's songs were heard
But the child I can't outrun
Still hangs on every word

In my heart I hear you sing again
Every note as natural as then
When I sing those songs
With family and friends
In my heart I hear you sing again