She was diagnosed in the summer
And she died a year later
Attended to by me and my brother
But death, he came to take her away
And I still have my memories of a
Good woman
Forget your friends and enemies, like a
Good woman
My mother told me to be kind
And she told me to be true
And when I go through harder times
I will do my best for you
And life it got much harder
In time it wore away
And though it's only been a year
If I could see her for one day
I'd tell her all my memories of a
Good woman
A loss that was not meant to be, of a
Good woman
My mother told me to be kind
And she told me to be true
And when I wake up in the night
I will always think of you
Sleeping through the darkness
While you're sleeping through the light
The feeling when your heart breaks
Is only half the fight
(hmmm)
My mother told me to be kind
And she told me to be true
And when I go through harder times
I will do my best for you
My mother told me speak my mind
And try to see a fairer palette
And when I go to close my eyes
I will always see you, Janet