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Verse I was 12 years old before I got
My first brand new pair of shoes
'Round our house, we had hand-me-downs,
Salvation Army used
With a little help from Uncle Sam
We had a roof and we had food
Some folks say we had it rough
We just never knew

Chorus Thanks to Mama's love
We never felt like times were tough
She kept us busy laughin'
Bein' kids and growin' up
Oh, we knew we didn't have the things
That only money seemed to bring
But Mama saw we always had enough
We were the richest poor kids
Thanks to Mama's love

Verse Now that I am older
I see how had it must have been
The only thing my Daddy left
My mom was seven kids
But we never saw the tears she cried
Or felt the fear she hid
I know that some folks pitied us
We just neve did

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Bridge Now Mama is retiring
And unlike some folks I know
We all want to be the one
To bring her to our home
And we all swear we're her favorite
Just ask any one of us
And we all know how to pass it on
Thanks to Mama's love

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