I have been trying to find the words to express on this Mother’s Day.
When I see my sentiments echoed by somebody else in a much better manner than I possibly could, I let that person take over.
I offer the words of Cinderella. Not the children’s storybook character…the 1980s hard rock band.
Lead Singer Tom Kiefer and the rest of the lads have put out many great hard rock songs and many beautiful love and power ballads, but on this day, one song shines through.
This Mother’s Day song came out in 1995.
It is off the “Still Climbing” album. It is called “Hard to find the words.”
Here is the audio clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hapdh3doHZk
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With that, here are the sentiments of Cinderella.
“Mama sometimes I feel inside
There’s nothing I can say
Nothing I can do
Could ever match the love you gave
You taught me how to live
Told me walk before you run
And you were always there to pick me up
Every time I’d have a fall
And mama I know there’s been times
When I didn’t always understand
By and by we do some growing up
And it makes just a little more sense
But sometimes it’s hard to find the words
But I’ll do the best that I can
Thank you for the love mama
It’s what made this boy a man
I know the road’s been long
And I know you’ve seen some rain
Making the best of what we had
I never heard you complain
When I look in the mirror today
Wondering could I be as strong
Could I give as much to someone else
As you gave to your son
And mama I know there’s been times
When we didn’t see eye to eye
By and by we do some growing up
And we understand the reasons why
But sometimes it’s hard to find the words
But I’ll do the best I can
Thank you for the love mama
It’s what made this boy a man
Many years have gone by
And I’ve been living them the best I can
And mama I know there’s been times
When I didn’t always understand
By and by we do some growing up
And it makes just a little more sense
But sometimes it’s hard to find the words
But I’ll do the best I can
Thank you for the love mama
It’s what made this boy a man.”
I cannot offer anything else that would surpass this.
I love you mom. You are the best mom a guy could ask for.
eric
A lot of my more hardcore friends didn’t like Cinderella, but I always did. They just had that sound. Ozzy’s “Mama, I’m Coming Home” is another great metal-mom ballad. Pink Floyd’s “Mother” is a great one, if your mom’s a little nuts! Motorhead had a “Mother” song, but we won’t go into that here… Queen had a couple of “Mother” songs, but again inapropos. Come to think of it, there aren’t many metal songs for Mother’s Day. Good catch. I’d forgotten all about that Cinderella song!
JMJ