Recorded at home, so not the best recording but I hope it gets the point across
singersongwriter
Story behind the song
I wrote this song because this is how I was raised. What mattered was spending time with family and not the things that we had.
Lyrics
Momma and daddy didn't have enough money
for a brand new baseball glove
But I didn't care 'cause they were always there
to see me tear them bases up
It didn't matter that my glove was tattered
when my homerun won the game
I knew they were proud when I heard that crowd
cheering out my name
What mattered was they showed their love
everyday, little things they'd say with kisses and hugs
It wasn't about what we did without, we always had enough
What mattered was they showed their love
Now I'm grown got a wife of my own
and a couple of brown-eyed girls
I do my part to give 'em my heart
and everything in this world
but hard as I try I just can't buy
all the things they think they need
so, I think back to my mom and dad
and what they did for me
What mattered was they showed their love
everyday little things they'd say with kisses and hugs
It wasn't about what we did without we always had enough
What mattered was they showed their love
Now I can only pray
that my kids look back and say
What mattered was they showed their love
everyday little things they'd say with kisses and hugs
It wasn't about what we did without, we always had enough
And what mattered was they showed their love