Mama Rings The Bell
Stephen Ashbrook


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Mama rings the bell signaling it's time for dinner
Daddy brings the Bible to the table for discussion
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And I don't know half the things my big brother knows

My baby sister can't sit still at the table
Her little mouth runs miles a minute when it's able
I want to know what will she look like when she's grown

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And tonight my momma holds me in her arms
My big brother's in the bed right next to mine
She reads us stories from Mother Goose's Fables
She knows I love her and the way her fingers turn the pages
Momma, where have my good years gone?

And tonight my daddy's working by the fire
I listen closely to his typewriter fly
He's working hard, saving many souls
He knows I love him and the way he preaches Sunday mornings

Now my momma's fifty, just as beautiful as ever
I pray to God I find half the woman she is
And I want to know where did all my good years go
Momma, where have my good years gone?

I remember when she'd hold me in her arms
My big brother was in the bed right next to mine
She'd read us stories from Mother Goose's Fables
She knew I loved her and the way her fingers turned the pages
Momma, where have my good years gone?
Momma, where have my good years gone?