happy mother's day!...

when i was a little boy, we lived in roswell, georgia [in 1989, when i was twelve and my brother was 9, we moved to more cosmopolitan sandy springs]. one of my fondest childhood memories is of my mother and me planting a weeping willow tree in our front yard at 11940 old mountain park road. here are the lyrics to a song i wrote both about that memory and for my mother.

happy mother's day.

weeping willow tree [mc].

everything...
you gave everything to me.
running down the hillside...
the sun, it shone down on me.
looking up at you...
my whole world a blue blanket of safety.
a summer day in georgia...
i remember the weeping willow tree.

the weeping willow tree.

this is for you now.
i've taken you for granted.
this is my thanks now...
i'm all that you've planted.

the weeping willow tree.

and when i'm in trouble,
i can hear you say to just let it be.
running down the hillside...
the sun, it shone down on me.
looking up at you...
my whole world a blue blanket of safety.
a summer day in georgia...
i remember the weeping willow tree.

the weeping willow tree.

and now a funny youtube clip of a little girl rapping:



~lee.