🖤 MOMMA'S COOKIN'🖤

Kitchen light still on in my mind Smell of somethin' I can't leave behind Nothin' ever tasted like her hands Nothin' built the way her kitchen ran Old wooden table, worn from years Full of laughter, full of tears Every little recipe she knew Had a little piece of heaven too She'd say "boy, sit down, you know it's best" Best thing cookin' east or west Said it like it — like it was a fact— Never would take a single word of that back Momma's cookin', ain't nothin' like it Not in this world, not in no other Said the best — the best in universes And I never would doubt her No, I never would doubt her Momma's cookin', love in every flame A little bit of heaven calling my name No matter where these roads take me under Nothing compares to what she gave me Now the stove is cold, the table's bare Just an apron hangin' on a chair The quiet fills that old kitchen room But I still smell her favorite perfume Nothin' left but the taste in my head And the words she whispered before she went to bed Said "life gets hard, but don't lose your way Love is the recipe that saves the day" She'd say "boy, sit down, you know it's best" Best thing cookin' east or west Said it like it — like it was a fact— Never would take a single word of that back Momma's cookin', ain't nothin' like it Not in this world, not in no other Said the best — the best in universes And I never would doubt her No, I never would doubt her Momma's cookin', forever inside me A fire that time could never cover No matter how far these stars may wander I'll always find my way back to her I've traveled far, I've tasted plenty Nothin' filled me up like empty Chairs around a table built on love— Best in universes, and heaven above I searched through cities, I crossed through skies Looking for that feeling I left behind But every road and every wonder Led me back to that kitchen under Momma's cookin', ain't nothin' like it Not in this world, not in no other Said the best — the best in universes And I never would doubt her Never would, never would Never would doubt her Momma's cookin', the greatest treasure A love no time could ever discover Through all the stars and all the heavens Nothing will ever rise above her Nothin' like it. Nothin' ever will.