I Am a Mother

from Evidence of Hope by Friction Farm

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Track list: There Will Always Be, Scarecrows, Work, I Am a Mother, Rosalinda, Luck or Providence, Henry Wrote Letters, No Regrets, I'm Talking Now, Robin

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lyrics

I am a mother
I have two daughters
nine years old, five and three quarters
I drop them at school,
I wave goodbye
'Til they're with their friends and their teachers
Safe inside

Downtown there's traffic
We're all moving slow
I catch the news on public radio
I hold my breath then release;
not our town, not their school
Then I weep for the parents who just learned this life is cruel

They're calling one man a hero
for what he has done
Put his own body between a child
and a loaded gun

The girls are in bed now
I watch the evening news
No talk of mothers or children
Just two sides of a fight we all lose

They're calling one man a traitor
for what he has done
Tried to put a law between a child
and a loaded gun

I am a mother
I have two daughters
nine years old, five and three quarters

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from Evidence of Hope, released March 10, 2021
Guitars & Vocals - Aidan Quinn
Vocals & Bass - Christine Stay
Percussion – Cheryl Prashker
Cello – Michael G. Ronstadt

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