Silver

[00:01.49] Look upon your mother and the silver in her hair
[00:08.67] Consider it a crown the holiest may wear
[00:29.29] It ain't easy raisin' babies when they grow like ragged weeds
[00:35.54] It's a miracle she carried any shred of sanity
[00:40.88] But she read her stories and forgot the glory of a multitude of saints
[00:46.83] With her mother with, and her medicine, and her absent vanity
[00:55.16] Look upon your mother and the silver in her hair
[00:59.86] Consider it a crown the holiest may wear
[01:05.42] Behold the mark of her wisdom, make it your daily prayer
[01:10.45] To look upon your mother and the silver in her hair
[01:20.25] On the western side of the highway, near the feet of Tennessee
[01:26.53] A woman like a pistol and half my family tree
[01:32.08] When the circle grew by more than two, the sawmill could not buy
[01:38.35] Everything you need with four mouths to feed while you're barely gettin' by
[01:45.99] Look upon your mother and the silver in her hair
[01:51.02] Consider it a crown the holiest may wear
[01:55.94] Behold the mark of her wisdom, the sign of trouble fair
[02:00.98] To look upon your mother and the silver in her hair
[02:17.16] Last night in my slumber came the matriarchs I miss
[02:22.64] They said, "Do you wanna be anointed with age's lasting kiss?"
[02:28.84] They're pulling out a token of the life you've fully lived
[02:34.78] This cord we share, unbroken, to you we freely give
[02:43.66] Awoken in the morning, arisen from my bed
[02:50.96] I found upon my pillow a single shining thread
[03:00.38] (Two, three, four)
[03:02.63] Look upon your mother and the silver in her hair
[03:07.42] Consider it a crown the holiest may wear
[03:12.71] Behold the mark of her wisdom, make it your daily prayer
[03:17.75] To look upon your mother and the silver in her hair
[03:23.86] Her hair, in her hair
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