A Picture Of Your Mother Lyrics - Singles - Tom T. Hall

My little girl and I lost Mama just three years ago 

And now that she is older there are things she wants to know 

She said, "Please Daddy tell me 'bout my mother 'cause I miss her." 

I said, "Get pen and paper and I'll help your draw her picture." 

I said, "First draw a heart so big there's room for little else 

Then write a million for the things that she denied herself 

Draw a rose the kind of which there'll never be another 

And when you finish you will have a picture of your mother 

"If you want to make the picture even more complete 

You could draw a little cottage, draw it nice and neat 

Draw a bright and shining sun up in the sky above 

But then again I guess its pretty hard to draw my love 

"So draw a heart so big that there is room for little else 

Write a million for the things that she denied herself 

Draw a rose the kind of which there'll never be another 

And when you finish you will have a picture of your mother." 

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