Say Grace

She was almost out of high school When she left home Got a job in an office She answered the phone Her boss was a creep He wouldn’t leave her alone She had to go Middle of that mess She met a fine young man They rolled into houston In a chevrolet van Louisiana tags A beautiful band of gold They carried each other So long But they drifted apart Never really went wrong Just married too young Both moved along C’est la vie She starts every day Just fine Then she hears that voice Same place same time Her mother is in the mirror With the same old lines to say She says You know better baby Say grace Don’t even try You can’t take your brother’s place Don’t even try Don’t give me that face any more So where does the time go Now there’s gray in her hair She sits at her dressing table In a wrought iron chair Wears a terrycloth robe With a tear When she is alone The tv says war in the holy land She looks at the wrinkles on the Back of her hand Rubs her finger where she wore a wedding band She looks away Precious savior She remembers a hymn It is a hymn She never liked She goes to the gym Goes to work Dinner with a friend Falls asleep With the tv on You know better baby Say grace Don’t even try You can’t take your brother’s place Don’t even try Don’t give me that face anymore Say grace Baby you know how All these years Even now Stand up Mother take a bow Cause you still Make her cry