Bye Mom

Bye mom
 That's what I said at five years old
 The first day of school
 Already then I thought I was way too cool
 I thought I had it figured out
 And I didn't know a thing
 Bye mom
 Don't worry 'bout me, I'll see you at
 Three at the bus stop
 And I know that you'll be right there to pick me up
 In the old truck
 I know that's just the way it is
 When you think you grown but you're still a kid
 And you don't know you're somebody
 That somebody loves more than themselves
 And there's a beauty in the innocence
 Of not knowing that the time they've spent
 Is more than one could ask for
 And that's a special kind of love
 And it's only there for a lifetime, then it's gone
 And it's bye mom
 You can drop me off down the block
 Around the corner square
 Oh, my bud is waiting for me just over there
 I'll see you later on
 Bye mom
 It's a cap and a gown in a brand new town
 Eight hours away
 Don't cry, I'll be okay
 I know that's just the way it is
 When you think you grown but you're still a kid
 And you don't know you're somebody
 That somebody loves more than themselves
 And there's a beauty in the innocence
 Of not knowing that the time they've spent
 Is more than one could ask for
 And that's a special kind of love
 And it's only there for a lifetime, then it's gone
 And it's bye mom
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 And bye mom, I sang a million
 Mornings at the Brine Street baptist church
 And bye mom, I waited hours and hours
 'Til she got off of work
 And bye mom, I stood and cried and
 Laid a rose onto her grave
 And bye mom, were the last words
 That I spoke before we sang Amazing Grace
 I know that's just the way it is
 When you're all grown up but you're still a kid
 And you realize you're somebody
 That somebody loves more than themselves
 And there's a beauty in the innocence
 Of not knowing that the time they've spent
 Is more than one could ask for
 And that's a special kind of love
 And it's only there for a lifetime, then it's gone
 It's only there for a lifetime, then it's gone
 And it's bye mom
 Yeah, bye mom