No one could see I was crying
As I ran home from school to your arms.
No one could see I was crying
As grew not having your charms.
I had not your grace.
I had not your beauty.
But, I did have your strength.
So, tonight while it is raining…
And the whole world is fast asleep.
No one could see I was crying
As I walked the lonely empty street.
Oh, Mother, I hate it when the train
Blows and whispers your name.
There is a whole hole in my heart
That feels as if nothing will fill it again.
No one could see I was crying
When we laughed so hard together.
You giggled and I roared while the others tried to rest.
Finally, they could resist no longer
They had to protest.
We were all going to spend the day together.
Then there came a change in plans.
I waved good-bye as you all drove away….
No one could see I was crying.
In the rainy evening years later
As your portrait smiles on my face
I am ashamed that I cannot control
The pain I feel in this place.
What is heaven like for you Mother?
Is it peaceful on that shore?
Do you get to hear the music
That you longed for evermore?
No one could see I was crying
As I stayed here on alone.
Thank you for the laughter.
Thank you for the teachings
That you shared so kind, so free.
Thank you my darling Mother
For always loving me.
No one could see I was crying,
When they laid you in your “tomb’.
I think I will stop crying soon
Just you wait and see.
