[Verse 1] You met Dad on a base in Mississippi Clocked out Fell into a brand‑new life Packed up your hope for the road to Louisiana Turned a little house into a porch‑light You grew greens Grew roses Grew laughing Made strangers feel like they'd been there for years Every plate Every place Every Sunday You were setting out love with the silverware [Chorus] I miss my mamma in the garden light Golf clubs rattling in the trunk at night Tackle box rattling on the kitchen floor You’d say “Come on Baby Let’s go one more” I wish I’d stood closer in those summer winds Now I’d give anything to go back again To watch hummingbirds hover in the heat with you I miss my mamma in everything I do [Verse 2] You circled those days on the calendar Methodist women and a Christmas spread Casseroles steaming in the candle glow You wore kindness like a bright red thread Hands that once swung at every fairway Cast a line farther than I could see Started shaking Started aching in the mornings Pain slowly stealing what you gave so free [Chorus] I miss my mamma in the garden light Golf clubs rattling in the trunk at night Tackle box rattling on the kitchen floor You’d say “Come on Baby Let’s go one more” I wish I’d stood closer in those summer winds Now I’d give anything to go back again To watch hummingbirds hover in the heat with you I miss my mamma in everything I do [Bridge] We’d sit by the window in August Counting tiny wings in the fading sun (oh) You’d whisper every color like a prayer For the days when your walking days were done And I hate that I pulled my heart away From the games From the lake From the flower beds too Thought there’d always be another Saturday Now every small bright bird brings me back to you [Chorus] I miss my mamma in the garden light Golf clubs rattling in the trunk at night Tackle box rattling on the kitchen floor You’d say “Come on Baby Let’s go one more” If I could hold your hand through the hurt you knew Trade all my tomorrows just to sit with you Watching hummingbirds hover like your faith held true I miss my mamma In everything I do
