Oh My Mother

Lyrics for Oh My Mother

Oh, my mother I can't wait to see you This February, I'm flyin' out Provided the snowstorms in Ohio let up I'll be comin' up from New Orleans Oh, my mother I love you and miss you I miss talkin' in your living room By your courtyard, watchin' the blue jays And the sparrows dancin' around the bird feeder Oh, my mother Gotta thank you for takin' me To Los Angeles when I was a kid And opening my eyes to hummingbirds and chameleons And the Pacific Ocean Oh, my mother I can't wait to thank you For openin' my ears to David Bowie's "Changes" "Somebody Up There Likes Me," "Golden Years" And helpin' me buy my wine red Les Paul Oh, my mother I need to thank you For driving me to guitar lessons Over to downtown Canton I remember the Christmas decorations along the way The December John Lennon passed away My teacher was so distraught He said, "I'm much too shaken up, Mark We're gonna spend your lesson watchin' the news And payin' respect to John Lennon" Oh, my mother I remember walking with you In New Orleans, on Royal Street And takin' a right at Pirate's Alley For beignets at Du Monde Oh, my mother I remember a Christmas with you Cleaning fish in Mendocino Drinking coffee and making cioppino And collecting sea glass at Fort Bragg Oh, my mother I remember driving with you Through the mountains of Gold Country, California And antique shopping And taking photos of the American River Oh, my mother I'm sorry For the hell I put you through For stealing the dime your father gave you And making you cry Oh, my mother I can't thank you enough For taking care of my sisters and I When Dad was outta town half of the time Where you got your strength is beyond me Oh, my mother I can't wait to see you Once again this winter In your home by the Tuscarawas River Put my arms around you and kiss your cheek Oh, my mother Sorry for not visiting more often You know I been travelin' And that my work takes me so far from Akron Thank you for being so supportive and understanding