Mama Stewart

Intro:     e|-----------------| B|---------5-------| G|-----5-------5---| x2 D|---5---5---5---5-| A|-3---------------| E|-----------------| Verse It was kinda hard believing Mama Stewart couldn’t see me then Or even that her age was ninety-four ’Cause the years that took her sight away Had given her the right to say What she believed and she did praise the Lord And the things she said reminded me Of things I’d grown too blind to see And feelings that I’d hidden deep inside And when she said goodbye and kissed me I was thankful   She couldn’t see the sudden tears I couldn’t hide Everything is beautiful in Mama Stewart’s eyes Another shining reason to believe Everything is new and full of wonder and surprise Inside the world that Mama Stewart sees Verse   She rode the covered wagons west When she was only seven But she came to California on a plane She said at ninety-four she thought for sure She’d got too close to heaven And like as not was going all the way But the miracle of medicine And good old time religion Removed the veil of darkness from her eyes They say she praised the Lord and thanked the doctor And didn’t even seem at all surprised Everything is beautiful in Mama Stewart’s eyes Another shining reason to believe And everything is new and full of wonder and surprise Inside the world that Mama Stewart sees Lord let me see what Mama Stewart sees