Mother, sister, daughter, friend
You are the surest thing in my life
I will love you till the end
My heart beats stronger just knowing that I make you proud
And as I write this song about your love, I promise to sing it loud

"Son you must practice patience
A cluttered room leads to a cluttered mind
Just brush yourself off and keep your chin up
I promise this will all end up fine"

"Mothers plant within our hearts the seeds that swiftly grow
Into the sweetest memories that we will ever know"

Her words are powerful enough
To make dust seem like fine gold
His voice has strength enough
To crush mountains into stone

They put the future on hold until further notice
When it came calling, as an answer
They told it they'd found something far more suited for their care
In Idaho, they started a family
In California, they found the lumber
And in Connecticut, they built the frame
On the ocean is how he fed his family
With her hands she tilled the soil
And with his he repaired the roof, the walls, the floorboards

"We made love
We made life
We built this home"

"We built such a beautiful home, my love"

We made love
We made life
We built this home
And in it we poured all that was in our hearts
We made love
We made life
We built this home
But in the winter, with the cold, the pipes all burst from the frost
We made love
We made life
We built this home
And as we look towards the future
We'll answer its call in stride