[Verse 1] Oh, they will never get to me You taught me to be free You raised me like a queen Oh, you shared the world with me The truth was mine to see Your stories let me be The ocean and the trees Mama, you raised me like a queen Oh, the things you make me see We struggled you and me We're swimming through the breeze Oh, but you never let me down And all the shells I found You pick up from the ground Now I turn them into sound, mom [Chorus] Sundays, watch the rain You gave me towels in the bay Maybe someday, it's my turn I'll teach the freedom that I learned [Verse 2] Oh, I was feeling six feet tall Screaming from the shore To beat the ocean roar Oh, cause you made me feel secure And the storms we're drawing near We faced our darkest fears And you made them disappear Mom, mom, mom [Chorus] Sundays, watch the rain You gave me towels in the bay Maybe someday, it's my turn I'll teach the freedom that I learned