Lyrics

Salty Water
by Terri Fann

Verse 1: This is difficult to say
Said the doctor on that day
Mama took her morphine like a man
So much for other plans

Chorus: And now you're cryin'
Like the flood of forty days
Now you're crying
For her to make it okay
But in the ocean between mothers and daughters
It's just a few more drops of salty water

Verse 2: Just last summer on the beach
You were swapping margarita recipes
She always healed your broken hearts and bones
In that place and that time you could call home

Repeat Chorus

Bridge: When your own daughter dear
Says, "Mom, I'm outta here."
You give her that big Mona Lisa smile
You hold her close, but you suppose, soon
You'll have to let her go
But if she could see inside

Repeat Chorus