[Verse 1] On a New York block at dawn, She ties her hair and carries on. Half a toast and black coffee, Still she makes the whole day sing. She knows the cracks, she knows the rain, Turns each bruise to sugar cane. In her hands, the hard gets kind, And the whole damn room aligns. [Pre-Chorus] And when the world gets rough, She says, "Baby, hold enough." One look and I can see What mercy was meant to be. [Chorus] The loveliest masterpiece Is a mother’s heart The loveliest masterpiece She turns the dark to art (oh yeah) The loveliest masterpiece Is a mother’s heart [Verse 2] She folds the hurt like Sunday clothes, Pins up dreams and lets them grow. Every scar she never shows Still ends up teaching me how to go. She laughs through the dirty dishes, Brushes off my broken wishes. Even when the storms roll in, She makes a home out of thin air again. [Pre-Chorus] And when the world gets rough, She says, "Baby, hold enough." One look and I can see What mercy was meant to be. [Chorus] The loveliest masterpiece Is a mother’s heart The loveliest masterpiece She turns the dark to art (oh yeah) The loveliest masterpiece Is a mother’s heart [Bridge] If heaven had a doorway, I know it’d look like her. One open hand, one steady yes, A quiet kind of cure. So let the band keep swinging, Let the whole room sing along I found the truest kind of beauty In the woman all my days come from [Final Chorus] The loveliest masterpiece Is a mother’s heart The loveliest masterpiece She turns the dark to art (oh yeah) The loveliest masterpiece Is a mother’s heart The loveliest masterpiece Is a mother’s heart
