[Verse 1]
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'M' is for the million ways she saved me
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'O' because I owe here everything
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'T' is for the tears she shed, the grief I gave, and the blood she bled
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'H' is for a heart that's always singing
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'E' is for her eyes, with love-light shining
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'R' means right, and right she'll always be
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When you spell it out, you see that Mother
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will always mean the world to me
[Verse 2]
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'M' is for the mercy she possesses
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'O' her optimism knows no bounds
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'T' because she's tough as nails, she won't give up, she will prevail
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'H' she hopes I'm healthy when she's not around
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'E' everything else, I couldn't cover
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'R' I will remember all you teach
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When you add it up, you will discover
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a Mother's love is never out of reach