House Of Soul - Mama Never Told Me

Mama never told me life could be so hard
She always wore a smile and made it look so easy
She'd hum a little song while the world fell apart
And somehow made the broken things look pretty
I thought the sun would always find its way
The good things came to those who just believed
Nobody told me growing up with me
Learning how to smile while your heart still grieves
Oh, I was young, I couldn't see
Maybe mama wasn't had a life from me
Maybe she was teaching me
Mama never told me how hard this life could be
How happiness comes quietly and leaves so easily
She never said we'd spend our life searching for a little life
That sometimes we're so busy looking
We walk right past what's shining bright
Mama never told me
Maybe she knew
I'd have to learn it for myself
I used to think that happiness was waiting
Somewhere farther down the road
In a bigger house, a better day
Some perfect life
I didn't know
So
I kept running toward tomorrow
Thinking that's where joy would start
While little pieces of forever were already beating in my heart
A kitchen filled with laughter
A hand reaching for mine
A song playing through an open window
On and on and every night
And now
I know what mama knew
The smallest things can carry you
Mama never told me
How hard this life could be
How happiness comes quietly
And leaves so easily
She never said we'd spend our lives searching for a little lie
That sometimes we're so busy looking
We walk right past what's shining bright
Mama never told me
Maybe she knew
I'd have to learn it for myself
Maybe happiness was never meant to stay with us all day
Maybe that's exactly why it takes our breath away
A Sunday morning, someone calling just to say your name
A child laughing, summer falling through the window pin
Maybe life isn't about finding happiness somewhere
Maybe it's learning to notice when it's already there
Mama never told me how hard this life could be
She just held on to the little thing and made them big enough for me now
I understand that smile
I saw upon her face
She wasn't saying life was easy
She was choosing joy anyway
Mama never told me
But now
I think
I know why
She wasn't hiding the hard parts
She was showing me where to find the beautiful ones