[Verse 1]
There`s a letter to your mother that is hidden in my desk
That I wrote to her in a sober mind
It`s my apology for all the things I used to be
Swearin` I`ll change over time
She might not believe me `cause no one ever does
Except her daughter that loves me true
God forbid all it takes for a boy to finally wake
Is to be cherished and loved all the way through

[Verse 2]
She lets me drink my liquor when I`m singin` through the night
She slaps my hand when it`s too much
She`s mean and she`s kind, strong and divine
And Lord only knows how tough

[Chorus]
So, dear Miss, by the time you see this
It`ll be in love or it`ll be in pain
May God bless and keep us
May you think kind of my name

[Verse 3]
And I know I`ve had my days and I made my mistakes
So please point me to the nearest perfect man
I`ll gladly take advice from a man with no vice
If it means I can hold your hand


[Verse 4]
She was raised up proper and I was raised up
With a poor working boy`s heart
The way the light is beatin` on her smilin` cheeks this evenin`
Is the finest of the world`s fine art

[Chorus]
So, dear Miss, by the time you see this
I`ll be in love or it`ll be in vain
So may God bless and keep us
May you think kind of my name

[Outro]
And she`s standin` in the doorway ramblin` on about my old ways
How they were reckless and free
How all my imperfections and every ugly lesson
Is worth every last second with me