Shari Rowe How You Shine lyrics

All alone sitting waiting
Contemplating buying a ticket home
11 years since you've seen mama
Been a while since you called her
Daddy says he misses the way
You used to laugh and light up the house
Now he's getting gray and mama's fading
And they say there isn't much time now
Through tears he says to his little girl

Baby how you'll shine when home has finally found you
Where life is blooming all around you
Fly like summer breeze
You are everything this place needs
Baby how you'll shine

Sitting on a bus that's heading
80 miles south of Memphis
Tapping on the window anxious
Hoping that you won't regret this
Deep inside you know you want this
Making up for all of the lost time
Planning out what to say and

Hoping that this won't be her last night
Through tears you say “It's your little girl”

Mama how you'll shine when home has finally found you
Where life is blooming all around you
Fly like a summer breeze
You are everything this place needs
Mama how'll you shine

Now I know just what you mean
When you say that I have grown up in your dreams
Now I'm wishing this wasn't real

Mama how you'll shine when home has finally found you
Where life is blooming all around you
Fly like a summer breeze
You are everything this place needs
You are everything to me
Oh you meant the world to me
Mama how you'll shine