[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] I always thought I knew my way, Too young to hear what wisdom said. I saw your rules as walls back then, Not arms that kept me safe instead. I fought the limits, blamed the lines, I wanted yours to look like mine. You saw the turns I couldn’t know, I only saw which way to go. I wanted freedom overnight, So sure that everything felt right. You knew that every choice had weight, I learned the same — a little late. [Pre-Chorus] It was that time I should’ve listened through the noise. It was that time I thought your love had killed my choice. [Chorus] Now I know, Mama, now I know, The things that only years can show. Every “no” I took as cruel Was love behind another rule. I thought you stood against my way, You stood alone through every day. I thought you wouldn’t let me grow. Mama… Now I know. [Instrumental] [Verse 2] I saw the things you couldn’t buy, But never stopped to wonder why. I saw the tiredness in your eyes, But never knew the sacrifice. No second shoulder for the weight, No one to share what couldn’t wait. You carried more than I could see, And somehow still had strength for me. I counted everything I missed, The nights, the friends, the trips, the risks. You counted every bill instead, And every worry in your head. [Pre-Chorus] It was that time I thought I had the harder life. It was that time I couldn’t see your sacrifice. [Chorus] Now I know, Mama, now I know, The things that only years can show. Every “no” I took as cruel Was love behind another rule. I thought you stood against my way, You stood alone through every day. I thought you wouldn’t let me grow. Mama… Now I know. [Long Instrumental] [Bridge] Life turned the years and changed my view, And every road led back to you. The rules I couldn’t understand Became the ground on which I stand. The older that I learned to be, The younger you became to me. I see you now beyond “my mother” — A woman carrying another. A life, a home, a thousand fears, While hiding half of them for years. I only knew the love you gave, Not all the strength it took to stay. [Break] If time could give me one more day, I’d give my pride and youth away. I’d thank you for the doors you closed, For every danger you opposed. For loving me enough to know That love can’t always let things go. For every lesson pushed away That somehow found me anyway. [Final Chorus] Now I know, Mama, now I know, The things that only years can show. Every lesson pushed away Came back to guide me anyway. I thought you stood against my way, You stood alone so I could stay. I thought you wouldn’t let me grow… You gave me roots so I could grow. [Outro] It was that time I thought I knew. It took a life To understand you. I needed years To finally see… You weren’t against me. You were there for me.
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