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[Intro: Deb Smith]
Hi, baby
[Verse 1]
Yes, I had a dad
But a woman taught me how to be a man
At the age of six, my parents split
I was left there fatherless
Mom’s heart would never heal from it
She traded her life for her kids
[Pre-Chorus]
(Ooh, ooh-ooh)
She would cry while we would sleep
(Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)
And never showed us she was weak
[Chorus]
A broken home’s like broken bones
It’s never whole when left alone
But she was there to gather all the pieces
She would never find another
But we always had each other
There’s no one tougher than a single mother, oh
[Verse 2]
Yeah, single mother workin’ twice as hard
Just to give her kids a better life, she took so many jobs
Workin’ 9 to 5 and 5 to 9, never took a day off
Never had no help but there ain’t shit that she afraid of, yeah
She had a hole in her heart but kept a smile on her face
Pulled me close every time I tried to just run away
She let her own dreams die just to see mine live
Strugglin’ inside but never showed it to her kids, well
[Pre-Chorus]
(Ooh, ooh-ooh) I know, yeah
She would cry while we would sleep
(Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)
And never showed us she was weak
[Chorus]
A broken home’s like broken bones
It’s never whole when left alone
But she was there to gather all the pieces (To gather all the pieces)
She would never find another
But we always had each other
There’s no one tougher than a single mother
[Bridge]
Ooh, ooh-ooh
She would cry while we would sleep
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh (Yeah, yeah)
And never showed us she was weak
[Chorus]
A broken home’s like broken bones (Broken bones)
It’s never whole when left alone (Left alone)
But she was there to gather all the pieces (To gather all the pieces)
She would never find another (Find another)
But we always had each other
There’s no one tougher than a single mother (Than a single mother)
[Outro: Deb Smith & MOD SUN]
To all the single mothers out there
Bein’ a single parent is really hard
But you can do this
Get up every day and every day is a new day
And they need you, and you need them
And give everything you can to them
'Cause they’re so worth it
I love you, Mom
I love you too
I miss you
Hahaha, I miss you too, honey
Good night
Good night
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Nastrojowa ballada „Single Mothers” to serdeczna oda do matki wokalisty, autobiograficznie przywołująca historię wychowania Smitha, a jednocześnie honorująca pracę, jaką jego mama wkładała, by związać koniec z końcem.
Wokalista kładzie ją na piedestale i ukazuje jako obraz przykładnego rodzica. Tak właśnie powinna postępować każda matka, która kocha swoje dziecko. Bez względu na trudności jakie spotykała na drodze wychowawczej nigdy się nie poddała. Smith chociaż w postaci piosenki chciał podziękować mamie za trud jaki włożyła w jego wychowanie Jest jej ogromnie wdzięczny.
To także deklaracja jego wielkiej miłości. „Nie ma nikogo twardszego niż samotna matka” – śpiewa. Pod koniec piosenki odtwarza nagranie głosu swojej mamy, która zachęca innych w jej sytuacji. To pokazuje, że z każdej sytuacji można znaleźć wyjście. Warto więc kierować się miłością i dobrem drugiego człowieka.
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