Mama told me boy when you grow older/ Remember the love your Mom and Daddy had/ And if it comes your way hold on forever/ It’s the greatest gift that you will ever have/ Now there are those who’ve taken it for granted/ For fame or fortune they have made a trade/ But a life without love’s not worth the living/ And a dying love’s the hardest thing to save 

Chorus: Yes a life without love’s not worth the living/ A dying love’s the hardest thing to save/ A mans wealth is not measured by possessions/ But measured by the good love he gave/ And what matters in the end/ Is family and friends/ Well, that’s what Mama told me way back when 

Now some will run from home to find their freedom/ Believing all the while they’re on their way/ That this life they left behind was to confining/ And that love can come without the price to pay/ But son you don’t be fooled life’s never easy/ The better  things in life they never are/ And you can search this whole world for what your need-ing/ And return to find it in your own back yard 

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Bridge: Now the years have changed this young boy from Momma’s child to a man/ And as I stand here before you her words I understand/ See love’s the greatest treasure two hearts could ever hold/ And I’ll be holding you dear long after we’ve grown old 

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