It¡¯s mother¡¯s day, I¡¯m in an airport alone
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My daughter sounds happy on the phone
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I¡¯ve had her picture in my head all day
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A mother wraps up her baby and walks away
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She¡¯s asleep when I get home
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I wake up before anyone
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Climb in her bed with her
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And hold my body next to hers
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Just an ordinary day hey ay
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I kiss her face when she¡¯s awake
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She tells me about yesterday
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She brings me the card she made for me
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Molly & Bob on an apple tree
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And I pour her milk, cook her eggs
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Make her lunch, pack her bag
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Walk her to school, kiss her goodbye
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She runs inside and start to cry
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Just an ordinary day
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Just an ordinary day
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An ordinary day hey ay
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And I see that nanny from Nepal and I thank her for the mother¡¯s day card
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She¡¯s bringing up someone else¡¯s son
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It¡¯s been four years since she¡¯s seen her own
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At 3, Molly¡¯s back in my arms
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And she takes her ball and runs off with a friend
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Some bad kids try to take it away
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She grabs it right back, she¡¯s not afraid
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Just an ordinary day
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Just an ordinary day
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An ordinary day hey ay
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Later on, I watch her sleep
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That same picture returns to me
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6 years ago, December day
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A mother wraps up her baby and walks away
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Just an ordinary day hey ay ay
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Mother's Day
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| Lucy Kaplansky |
