Name: Nobody's Mother
Duration: P00H03M57S
Description: This is a tough one, the most personal on the album. I decided to put it out there because I know there are many women who have been through and are going through the same thing. There’s no answer or advice here, just a reckoning to share.

Nobody's Mother

from Keeping Time by Sue Decker

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This is a tough one, the most personal on the album. I decided to put it out there because I know there are many women who have been through and are going through the same thing. There’s no answer or advice here, just a reckoning to share.

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Nobody’s Mother © Sue Decker, 2022 All Rights Reserved

I’m waiting in the back row, for the show to begin
Front row’s a family, mom and dad and 3 kids
It’s easy to see, they share flesh and blood,
My body starts aching to know such love

Nobody’s mother, when did that deal go down?
How long has God known, not this time around
The grieving has started, words fail somehow
Nobody’s mother can comfort me now

People say I’m lucky, my life is so carefree
No 3 am feedings, no messes to clean
No Disney vacations, no noise in my home
Yes, it’s free of caring, my life is my own

Nobody’s mother, when did that deal go down?
How long has God known, not this time around
The grieving has started, words fail somehow
Nobody’s mother can comfort me now

It’s not like getting bad news in the mail one day
The light slowly fades out, until it’s too late
Sitting in the dark now I let the tears flow
The movie starts playing, but I watch the front row

Nobody’s mother, when did that deal go down?
How long has God known, not this time around
The grieving has started, words fail somehow
Nobody’s mother can comfort me now

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from Keeping Time, released March 22, 2024

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Sue Decker Victoria, British Columbia

Sue Decker’s rich and warm voice, distinctive slide guitar playing, and authentic songwriting make for a powerful combination. Ever since learning to play guitar in a bluegrass jam at the age of thirty-five, Sue has been discovering her truth in song.

March 2024 sees the release of Sue’s second album, Keeping Time, recorded with sought-after roots producer Steve Dawson to record in Nashville. ... more

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