Quotes and lyrics that I like

I like music and lyrics.  I like a variety of genres and style of music but my favorite is country.  I have a special song that I share with each of my girls ... I associate songs with people.

Starting with my youngest, Stephanie - it is an older song that was not a big hit but it meant a lot to me and Stephanie liked it as well. She can sing, unfortunately I cannot but she used to sing this sometimes when she was much younger because I played it all the time.

26 Cents by The Wilkinson's

She sat alone on a bus out of Beaumont

The courage of just 18 years

A penny and quarter were taped to a letter

And momma's goodbye in her ears

She watched as her high school faded behind her

And the house with the white picket fence

Then she read the note that her momma had wrote

Wrapped up with 26 cents

When you get lonely, call me

Anytime at all and I'll be there with you, always

Anywhere at all

There's nothing I've got that I wouldn't give

And money is never enough

Here's a penny for your thoughts

A quarter for the call

And all of your momma's love

A penny and a quarter buys a whole lot of nothing

Taped to an old wrinkled note

And when she didn't have much she had all momma's love

Inside that old envelope

When you get lonely, call me

Anytime at all and I'll be there with you, always

Anywhere at all

There's nothing I've got that I wouldn't give

And money is never enough

Here's a penny for your thoughts

A quarter for the call

And all of your momma's love

Oh its been years since momma's been gone

But when she holds the coins she feels her love just as strong

When you get lonely, call me

Anytime at all and I'll be there with you, always

Anywhere at all

There's nothing I've got that I wouldn't give

And money is never enough

Here's a penny for your thoughts

A quarter for the call

And all of your momma's love

Here's a penny for your thoughts

A quarter for the call

And all of your momma's love.  <3





And to my firstborn, I remember when this song came out and I immediately associated it with what I wanted for you in life, for you to have all that you dreamed of when you were little and all that you hope for still.  Then at your high school graduation they sang this song so it will forever be my song to you.  Kaitlyn, you CAN have all that you want, just be strong.

I Hope You Dance by LeeAnn Womack

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

I hope you dance
I hope you dance

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Livin' might mean takin' chances, but they're worth takin'
Lovin' might be a mistake, but it's worth makin'
Don't let some Hellbent heart leave you bitter
When you come close to sellin' out, reconsider
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

I hope you dance
I hope you dance
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along)
I hope you dance
I hope you dance
(Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder, where those years have gone?)

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

Dance
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along)
I hope you dance
I hope you dance
(Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder, where those years have gone?)