'Lest I forget, the real deal, the true matriarch
Her dream paved the way to enjoy the Canadian way of life
She started in Montreal by her lonesome, married and bore a son
Took in the family one by one, now they are so many to make up a clan
But for me I won't forget how good she was when we were young
She bought me my first 45 rpm record of my favorite song
Made me walk proud in my teens with the Fila shoes I was wearing
Yet it were not the gifts but the kindness, that's the thing I really miss
From my other sisters I picked up the habit of making lists and scrapbooks
I came to love books and I spent my time living in imagined worlds
Sometimes things doesn't go your way, you don't know where you're headin'
Your sisters will try to guide you but you're hard of listening
Guess they were right a lot of times, I should have focused on my career
Or maybe I should have tried working overseas, be an engineer
But my heart was not into it, I could not overcome my fear
Just couldn't think I could beyond the family I hold so dear
I know it will be hard for them to understand
Why I chose this life instead of the one they had
Sorry to disappoint you guys, I just followed my heart
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