PICTURES AND POEMS(c) Ramona Schwalbach, Cassie Lord, Sarah Fichter, and John Kelly Gannett
Verse 1Momma didn't leave a willit was only my sister and mecause she knew we'd split it all up evenlymy sister went through the houseshe packed the old silver awayshe took her clothes and jewelrybut all I wanted was
CHORUSPictures of Momma holding me when I was youngpoems she wrote to the good Lord aboveher old guitar with worn out (brand new) stringsMomma didn't have muchbut pictures and poems are everything
Verse 2I remember at the funeral when I got up to speakthe words that I had wrote in Momma's memorythe preacher said it was my Momma's gift to meher love and her poetry
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BridgeI got new strings for that old guitarbut she wanted to teach me to playI gave each poem a melodynow her words live through me every dayand I still got...