I can see her in the next room, it's almost medication time
Then we'll all have supper, watch TV, she'll smile that little smile
She doesn't really say much, but her eyes are just as bright
you can almost see her memories, as they dance across her mind
She raised our whole family, it's amazing all the things she did
kept us all together, raised us up then raised her grandkids
taught us how to sing in harmony, pretty much everything we'd need
nursed us through our hard times, was strong enough to help me see
I'm standing in her shadow
See more of her in me each day
and I swear it's a good thing
cause that is where I'll always feel safe
That's where I get it all from
still where I'll always draw my strength
standing in her shadow
and that's the best place, I'll ever be
Sometimes I wonder how she was strong enough to always love our Dad
fix his favorite dish, ham fried rice, wear clothes he liked, both good and bad
She tracked down my sister skipping school down by the lake with her friends
It was punishment enough with just one look, she'd never do that again
I'm standing in her shadow
See more of her in me each day
and I swear it's a good thing
cause that is where I'll always feel safe
That's where I get it all from
still where I'll always draw my strength
I'm standing in her shadow
and that's the best place, I'll ever be
She taught life's lessons big and small, always tough love and through it all
Now I cast a shadow of my own
I owe it all to her, it was more than I deserved and I hope she always knows
I'm standing in her shadow
See more of her in me each day
and I swear it's a good thing
cause that is where I'll always feel safe
That's where I get it all from
still where I'll always draw my strength
I'm standing in her shadow
that's the best place, I'll ever be
I'm standing in her shadow
and that's the best place, I'll ever be