I never got to know you too well

But I listened to the stories that your daughter would tell me

Your grandmother was a smith with her wordsI heard tale of how you used to sit and sing with the birds

You used to call me your son

My momma said I didn′t know all of the healing I done

You was like a whole new person anytime I was around

I really wish that you coulda seen who we've become

Know your missed our graduations

Spiritually we know you sent congratulations

Recently been praying for some greater patience

You always said names see farther places

So I live by it

I give by it without a thought

And I stick right beside my mama

I know she fought

Numerous tears

Through all the years

I′m a product of the things my mama taught

Lord, I know who I am

And it's all cause of you

I've been strong in my plans

And I think it′s overdue

Put my faith in your hands

And I know it will all come true

For all the time that it took

I wish that I could read Carrie′s poetry book

I remember as a little girl

Seeing my mom sit down, many nights, at the table

Writing in her poetry book

She would write poetry to read at church

She would just write poetry to read to me

Just to share with her family

I've been looking for her poetry book for quite a while

I′m not sure if it was misplaced

When my dad cleaned out a lot of her things

I really don't think it′s anything that he would have thrown out intentionally

I think maybe it was just misplaced

And it could have gotten thrown out

Because he didn't recognize what it was

My mom had a beautiful spirit

She was humble

And she put a lot of her words and her thoughts into her poetry

She would use her poems at church for women′s day services

She would use her poems at church for Mother's day

Family and friends day

Just any time to share and reflect her feelings

And it just was really special to hear her come up with poetry

And poems that were genuinely from her heart and her soul

And as I listen, sometimes, to Cameron's songs

And I read the lyrics

It reminds me so much of my mom

So I′m just really glad that I′ve had that opportunity

To see a part of her live on through him

And I've still continued to look for her poetry book

And I hope one day that I find it

Lord, I know who I am

And it′s all cause of you

I've been strong in my plans

And I think it′s overdue

Put my faith in your hands

And I know it will all come true

For all the time that it took

I wish that I could read Carrie's poetry book