When Mama Cried

( Written by Daron Norwood / Wayne Perry )

I was standing in the hall when they called the doctor in

Almost scared me half to death

When they said "It's a boy again"

I walked in just in time to see them lay him by her side

And when she looked into my newborn brother's eyes

Mama cried

When I was just a teenage boy a preacher man stopped by

He asked me if I knew the Lord

Said "If you don't, then tell me why"

I gave my heart to God that day, and then I was baptized

And when I stood up at church to testify

Oh, Mama cried

Chorus:

When Mama cried

You could feel the love she felt down deep inside

Through the good times and the bad times of my life

Oh you could see the love she had in her eyes

When Mama cried

T.H.S. graduation day in 1985

Standing in the high school gym decorated blue and white

And when they called my name out loud

You'd thought someone had died

'Cause when we sang the Alma Mater one last time

Oh Mama cried

Dressed up in our Sunday best, the family gathered 'round

Me and brother standing there with our heads bowed down

Flowers on the alter and a lady dressed in white

And when the preacher said "Son you can kiss your bride"

Sweet Mama cried

Chorus:

When Mama cried

You could feel the love she felt down deep inside

Through the good times and the bad times of my life

Oh you could see the love she had in her eyes

When Mama cried

When Mama cried