Bye Mom

Lyrics

[Verse 1] 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 about 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 [Chorus] And oh, that's just the way it is When you think you're 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 knowin' that the time they 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 [Verse 2] You can drop me off down the block around the corner square All my buddies are waitin' for me just over there I'll see you later on Bye, Mom It's a cap and a gown and a brand new town eight hours away Don't cry, I'll be okay [Chorus] And oh, that's just the way it is When you think you're 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 knowin' that the time they 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 [Bridge] And by Mom, I sang a million mornings At the Brine Street Baptist Church And by Mom, I waited hours and hours 'til she got off of work And by Mom, I stood and cried and laid a rose onto a grave And "Bye, Mom" were the last words that I spoke Before we sang "Amazing Grace" [Chorus] And oh, 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 knowin' that the time they 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 Yeah, it's only there for a lifetime, then it's gone And it's bye, Mom Yeah, bye, Mom