Scattered To The Wind

She kept the beds made and stayed there all alone
 Washed her clothes and hung them out to dry
 Did things the same old way and though her kids were gone
 She kept the lights on in their room at night
 She kept the dust away until she could no more
 And the house was sold and everything inside
 And all her treasures were not worth much at all
 Always happy, she had never questioned why
 And everything she owned was scattered to the wind
 Sold at auction on a sunny autumn day
 It took a lifetime to find all the things she wanted
 And a day for all those hands to come and carry them away
 Her daughter closed the door and looked back one last time
 She could feel her mother's eyes
 Watching down on her just like years ago
 From her window at the kitchen, as a child
 Those summer nights seemed like they would never end
 And she remembered how her mama prayed for rain
 Where did all that time go and leave me here
 To face the world without my mama in the rain?
 And everything she owned was scattered to the wind
 Sold at auction on a sunny autumn day
 It took a lifetime to find all the things she wanted
 And a day for all those hands to come and carry them away
 And everything she owned was scattered to the wind
 Sold at auction on a sunny autumn day
 It took a lifetime to find all the things she wanted
 And a day for all those hands to come and carry them away
 And a day for all those hands to come and carry them away