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Intro
Verse 1
Three boys and their father, headed up a mountain trail
Bouncing in their boots like they were searching for the Grail
Or maybe it was down a canyon, walls so red and tall
Or it might have been the hunting lease, I really can’t recall.
But I saw her in the window as we pulled out down the drive
A gingham dress, a worried look, tears held back by pride, Number Five.
Verse 2
She was up in Houston, in school to be a nurse
But his sweet smile and hazel eyes wound up coming first
The newlyweds blew back in town, a blaze of love and joy
He found a refinery job and she started having boys
Chorus
She traded in her dreams for an apron and a mop.
For the love of those four boys, and days that never stopped
After fifty years of watching her I finally realize
Her secret was she always put herself ... as Number Five
Verse 3
I don’t guess it’s any different for mothers everywhere
And she’d say she wouldn’t change a thing, rocking in her chair
Cause she knows that heaven isn’t on a cloud with ringing bells
Its cooking supper in that tiny kitchen, right next door to hell
Its turning towels into heroes’ capes, tears to smiles again
Lemons into lemonade, boys into men.
Chorus
She traded in her dreams for an apron and a mop
For the love of those four boys, and shifts that never stopped
After fifty years of sweat and tears I finally realize
G C [stronger] Am F G C
Her secret was she always put herself ... as Number Five
(softer)
Interlude
Verse 4
Now me and my two brothers are up and grown and gone
I wonder if she thinks about the ways she made us strong
What can you say to the one who molded you from clay
I’ll just say I love you Mom, for a debt I can’t repay ... to Number Five
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