This One's For You, Mama

Intro

Snow on the windowsill, the kitchen hums low, oh-oh

You hum that old carol, and the morning moves slow, ah-ah

Verse

You tie the ribbon twice, like you're tucking in time

Coffee steam and cinnamon, your laugh the perfect rhyme

Wrapping paper rustles, soft hands that know the score

You leave little notes on the table — ‘‘Come back for more’’

You light the tiny candles even when it's not that dark

You mend the little stories with the gentlest spark

Pre-chorus

All the quiet ways you carry every single plan (yeah)

All the gentle little frets you hide inside your hands (oh)

I see every small miracle you make without a fuss

So tonight I sing it back to you in case you need to trust

Chorus

This one's for you, mama, this one's for you (this one's for you)

This one's for you, mama, for the mornings and the blue (for the mornings and the blue)

This one's for you, mama, for the cinnamon and light (ah)

This one's for you, mama — hold me close tonight, oh-oh

Verse

Remember the paper trains, the mitten with the hole?

You fixed the world with stitches and a story told in roll

Carols at the doorway, footprints in the snow

You taught me how to give and how to let things grow

The ornaments we hung with hands that never rushed

You keep the faith in small things — in cocoa, in a hush

Bridge

If I could wrap the stars I'll tie them on your sleeve (mm-mm)

If I could bottle mornings, you'd have all you'd need (you'd have all you'd need)

But for now I bring my singing, and a promise made of light

I’ll be the shoulder when the winter weighs too tight (yeah)

Chorus

This one's for you, mama, this one's for you (this one's for you)

This one's for you, mama, for the mornings and the blue (for the mornings and the blue)

This one's for you, mama, for the cinnamon and light (ah)

This one's for you, mama — hold me close tonight, oh-oh

Chorus

This one's for you, mama, this one's for you (this one's for you)

This one's for you, mama, all my love comes back to you (all my love comes back to you)

This one's for you, mama, with my hands and with my song

This one's for you, mama — stay with me, stay strong, oh-oh