Empty Parts

I couldn’t tie your Sunday tie

God forbid I cast a fishing line,

Pitch a tent or change a tire, but I did it just for you

I kissed your bruises and your scars

Taught you good looks only go so far

So hun, you gotta work hard in all you do

Man, I tried to fill both sets of those shoes

But there are some things a momma can’t do

When it comes to making a man outta you

Some days I’m not all that you need

But I’ll prove some people don’t leave

And I’ll keep loving you with all that I am

Even if it’s not how a Father can

I just pray my mother's heart

Can spill over into the empty parts

Boy, I raised you to be kind

And that it’s ok to cry

But honey, you can’t lie under this roof

I showed you how to open doors

That you can’t take what ain’t yours

And with that girl you’re falling for, don’t act a fool

Did my best to wear both sets of those shoes

But there are some things a momma can’t do

When it comes to making a man outta you

Some days I’m not all that you need

But I’ll prove some people don’t leave

And I’ll keep loving you with all that I am

Even if it’s not how a Father can

I just pray my mother's heart

Can spill over into the empty parts

And I failed endlessly

So I lived on my knees

Pleading with the only father you had in your life

That in some small way I did you right

Cause there are some things a momma can't do

When it comes to making a man outta you

Some days I still ain't what you need

But I'll prove some people don’t leave

And I’ll keep loving you with all that I am

Even if it’s not how a Father can

I just pray my mother's heart

Can spill over into the empty parts

I just pray my mother's heart

Can spill over into the empty parts