To My Daughter, When Your Cajun Momma Gets It Wrong

Verse 1
Haley Marie, seems like yesterday,
You were that little girl just finding your way.
Riding that RipStik around our apartment place,
Wind in your hair and a smile on your face.
I’d watch you go by, so fearless and free,
Not knowing how fast those years would leave me.
I wish I could go back for just one more day,
To that little girl who grew up along the way.

Pre-Chorus
I’ve tried to guide you the best that I knew,
But being your mama, I’m still learning too.
And if there were times I didn’t get it right,
Please know I loved you with all of my might.

Chorus
When Mom gets it wrong, remember my heart,
You’ve been my baby girl right from the start.
When my words come out wrong or I don’t understand,
I’ll still be right here reaching for your hand.
Through every high, every hurt, every storm we go through,
There is nothing in this world that could change how I love you.
Haley Marie, wherever life carries you along,
Never doubt my love—even when Mom gets it wrong.

Verse 2
Then came that mini bike you loved to ride,
Down those country roads with the world open wide.
I can still picture you heading on down,
That country air and those wheels spinning ’round.
You were growing up right in front of my eyes,
Chasing your freedom underneath those big skies.
I didn’t know then how much I would miss
All those ordinary days that now feel like gifts.

Pre-Chorus
And there’ll be roads that I can’t walk for you,
Choices you’ll make that are yours to choose.
I may worry too much—that’s what mamas sometimes do,
But even when we disagree, I’ll still believe in you.

Chorus
When Mom gets it wrong, remember my heart,
You’ve been my baby girl right from the start.
When my words come out wrong or I don’t understand,
I’ll still be right here reaching for your hand.
Through every high, every hurt, every storm we go through,
There is nothing in this world that could change how I love you.
Haley Marie, wherever life carries you along,
Never doubt my love—even when Mom gets it wrong.

Bridge
Sometimes I close my eyes and there you are,
That little girl who never seemed to go too far.
RipStik wheels rolling, then that mini bike too,
And I wonder where the years went watching you.
If I could hold those moments for a little while,
I’d go back just once to see that little-girl smile.
But I’m proud of who you are and who you’ll someday be,
And you’ll always be that little girl somewhere inside of me.

Final Chorus
So when Mom gets it wrong, remember what’s true:
No mistake I could make could change my love for you.
No distance, disagreement, or passing of time
Could ever make you less of this heart of mine.
And wherever you wander, whatever you do,
A piece of your mama will travel with you.
My sweet Haley Marie, you’ve been my blessing all along,
And I’ll love you forever—
Even when Mom gets it wrong.