Only A Mother Knows Lyrics - Lex Zaleta

What makes a woman trade her whole world 

For one of bonnets and bows? 

What makes her take the time 

To count her newborn's fingers and toes? 

Only a mother knows, 

Only a mother knows. 

Where does she always find the money 

For all of your new school clothes? 

How does she always pick you out 

From all those rows and rows? 

Only a mother knows, 

Only a mother knows. 

How can she see who can help you out 

And who can hurt you the most? 

Why does she always stand beside you 

When each and every false friend goes? 

Only a mother knows, 

Only a mother knows. 

What gives a woman the strength to go on 

When she's crushed by her burdens and woes? 

How does she keep her heart open 

As she watches the coffin lid close? 

Only a mother knows, 

Only a mother knows. 

How does she manage to keep track of 

Just how fast each grandchild grows? 

What makes her daughter keep coming back 

To learn all the things that 

Only a mother knows? 

Only a mother knows, 

Only a mother knows. 

What makes a woman trade her whole world 

For one of bonnets and bows? 

What makes her take the time 

To count her newborn's fingers and toes? 

Only a mother knows, 

Only a mother knows. 

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