Picture Of Your Mother
Composer(s): Tom T. Hall
Performer(s): Tom T. Hall; NewFound Road



My little girl and I lost Mama just three years
ago 
And now that she is older there are things she wants to know 
She said, "Please Daddy tell me 'bout my mother 'cause I miss her" 
I said "Get pen and paper and I'll help your draw her picture"

I said "First draw a heart so big there's room for little else 
Then write a million for the things that she denied herself 
Draw a rose the kind of which there'll never be another 
And when you finish you will have a picture of your mother

"If you want to make the picture even more complete 
You could draw a little cottage, draw it nice and neat 
Draw a bright and shining sun up in the sky above 
But then again I guess it's pretty hard to draw my love

"So draw a heart so big that there is room for little else 
Write a million for the things that she denied herself 
Draw a rose the kind of which there'll never be another 
And when you finish you will have a picture of your mother"