She was there when I was nothing but a young and foolish man The clothes the children wore she made me with love and just two hands She went through hell to have my kids because she wanted to Now I'm so ashamed how close I came to giving all she made of me to you You can make a fool of man like me if anybody can But she did more than you she made a fool into a man And now you'd take the spice from life that's all you want to do And I'm so ashamed how close I came to giving all she made of me to you And after all she sacrificed and all that she's endured Her hands could hardly look so nice or feel as soft as yours Her face is lined with loving signs that I don't find on you And I'm so ashamed how close I came to giving all she made of me to you