After All

What would a mother not do for her child

What lengths would a mother not go

There’s a bond that exists between mother and child

With no end to how strong it can grow

It’s a promise for life between mother and child

It begins from the moment of birth

And you're shaken you to your soul

With an ache you’ve never known

And you look into their eyes

And find you’re looking in your own

And there’s a pain you can’t imagine

A special kind of torture you can feel

A cut that bleeds from somewhere deep inside you

A past regret you can not heal

And no one guesses all the while you’re praying

The screaming little stranger in your arms

Might just grow up and save you after all

Might just grow up and save you after all

What would a mother not do for her child

What heights would a mother not climb

There’s a bond that exists between mother

And child and it only goes deeper with time

It’s a promise for life between mother and child

And to break it there’s no greater pain

And you’re shaken to your soul

With an ache that can’t erase

Like the tears you never cried but still keep scrubbing off your face

Cause there’s a pain you can’t imagine

A little talk that keeps you wide awake

That somehow turns to bold determination

That you’ll never make the same mistake

And so you vow to feed your little future

Assuring that her talent, poise, and charm

Might just grow up and save you after all

Might just grow up and save you after all

Some dreams die upon the vine

Some they never have a chance

Sweeter than the sweetest wine

That mine becomes

The Queen of France

And there's relief you can’t imagine

That fills up every sinew, bone, and nerve

To know that you can get out of this hellhole

And finally live the life that you deserve

And suddenly the past you knew would haunt you

And all of the regret you didn’t show

Might just grow up and save you after all

Might just grow up and save you

Might just grow up you save you after all

What would a mother not do for her child

What lengths would a mother not go

There’s a bond that exists between mother and child

Ah, but then again

How would you know?