[Spoken intro] This one is dedicated to Mum [Verse 1] You taught us how to wash and cook, And some of us to sew, I still see Helen sitting there, Trying to make that treadle go. Rocking back and pushing hard, Getting nowhere slow, Bobbin jammed and tears would fall But she finally got to know. [Chorus] Oh Mum, you gave us everything, Even when times were tough, You took the little that we had And somehow made it enough. And all the things we are today, Yeah, everything we’ve become, Every road we ever take Leads back to you, Mum. [Verse 2] We didn’t have a lot back then, But we never went without, You found a way through everything Without a trace of doubt. When life got hard, you softened it, Never let it show, You carried more than we could see More than we’d ever know. [Chorus] Oh Mum, you gave us everything, Even when times were tough, You took the little that we had And somehow made it enough. And all the things we are today, Yeah, everything we’ve become, Every road we ever take Leads back to you, Mum. [Verse 3] Trips out to the Ekka grounds, We’d count down every year, You had us close there by your side, Saying, “Stay together here.” Animals and chopping wood, Showbags in our hands, And that ice cream piled up high Was the best in all the land. You’d smile and say, “We’ll have our day, But don’t you wander far, We’ve got a train to catch back home So stay just where you are.” [Verse 4] And I still laugh about the zoo, Clear as it was then, That emu getting close to you, You running like the wind. Umbrella up, you hit that gate, Turnstile wouldn’t give, We laughed so hard we couldn’t breathe Best memory we’ve lived. [Bridge – emotional drop] We didn’t see it back then, Just how hard you tried, Now we look back older… And see it in a different light. [Final Chorus – lift] Oh Mum, you gave us everything, More than words can say, Every quiet sacrifice Still guides us every day. And we might not say it often, Or show it like we should… But everything we are today Is because you stood. [Outro – soft, fading] Yeah… everything we are today… Started with you, Mum…
