You Were Always There Lyrics - Donna Fargo

Can't remember my first mem'ry of you you were always there 

And now I know I never knew you well 

But I was just a kid and you were always there to pick me up everytime I fell 

And you always warmed a blanket to wrap around my feet 

When you tucked me into bed to say my prayers 

And I'll bet I never thanked you among all the other things 

That I took for granted cause you were always there 

Yes you were always there so we never took the time 

For you to tell me your dreams and me to tell you mine 

And we never took the time to talk of love and happiness 

And life and death and heartache and pain and loneliness 

Why I don't even know if you were happy or if you could have been 

Or if you could have one wish what would it be 

Or what would you do differently if you could live again 

And were you glad that you gave life to me 

And I'd give anything to tell you am I glad that you were born 

But you'll never hear the words I've learned to say 

Cause before I got to know you died of loneliness 

And they tell me I grew up and moved away 

Yes you were always there so we never took the time 

For you to tell me your dreams and me to tell you mine 

There were so many things that could have been but now we'll never share 

Cause kids don't know much and you were always there 

No kids don't know much and you were always there