I Hear You Sing Again

If I could only hear

My mother sing again

If I could close my eyes

And hear your voice as then



All the friends and family

Would sing along with me

And set your spirit free



In my heart I hear you sing again

Every note as natural as then

When I sing those songs

With family and friends

In my heart I hear you sing again



I know the troubled times

That turned your hair to gray

And all the tears and sorrows



Followed to your grave

But deep within the heart of hunger

There were always melodies

Passed from you to me



In my heart I hear you sing again

Every note as natural as then

When I sing those songs

For family and friends

In my heart I hear you sing again



And it's a long, long road I've come

Since my mother's songs were heard

But the child I can't outrun

Still hangs on every word



In my heart I hear you sing again

Every note as natural as then

When I sing those songs

With family and friends

In my heart I hear you sing again