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You were always there for me And you tried to do what's best Even when I tried to fight it Even when I tried to fight you During the times I tried to deny it You were always there And you were the best mom I could ask for I know I drove you crazy When all you wanted was for me to act right But I was determined not to You never ever gave up You showed me how to love And you showed me how to be successful You taught me everything I know You set me on the straight path And ushered me back to it when I strayed You never let me lose hope Never let me give up Never let anyone stop me Or tell me I wasn't worth it You showed me that I was good enough And didn't need anyone's approval After everything I did Every time I went against you Every time I tried to fail You never ever gave up Even when I thought you did I know you were still there Working hard for a better life Mom, I'm so grateful for you I'm so thankful you took me in I know it was hard raising me You've always been my biggest support Especially in the times I needed it You've always been my biggest blessing God's gift to me You've always been my best help You didn't let me on my own You've always been my worst critic You always kept me at a standard You've always been my best coach You always knew when to lead You've always told me what I needed to hear When I needed to You've always been in my corner fighting Even when the world was against me You've always believed in me Even when I didn't Next year I'm going off to school I know you already know It's something that I've dreamed of But it's gonna be hard I'm gonna miss you a lot But I know you'll still be there Supporting me and cheering me Like you've always done I spent years dwelling on The mistakes I thought you made All the times I thought you left me And the times I thought you hated me I just want you to know That I forgive you for your mistakes You did the best you could Under all the circumstances I understand why you Made all of the decisions that you made You did the best job For me and all my siblings I can see how blessed we are How blessed I am to have you You're the strongest person that I know