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[00:09.27]My sister's little boy
[00:11.91]Came in the kitchen one evening
[00:13.39]While she was fixing supper
[00:16.36]And he handed her a piece paper
[00:17.69]He had been writing on
[00:19.97]And after wiping her hands on an apron
[00:22.32]She took it in her hands and read it
[00:25.43]And this is what it said:
[00:29.27]For mowing the yard $5
[00:32.77]And for making up my own bed this week $1
[00:37.55]For going to the store $.50
[00:41.47]And playing with little brother while you went shopping $.25
[00:49.91]Taking out the trash $1
[00:54.77]And for getting a good report card $5
[00:59.69]And for raking the yard $2
[01:04.07]Total owed $14.75
[01:10.36]Well she looked at him standing there and expecting
[01:13.83]And a thousand memories flashed through her mind
[01:18.94]So she picked up pen and turned the paper over and this is what she wrote:
[01:26.90]For the nine months I carried you
[01:30.69]Holding you inside me no charge
[01:37.25]For the nights I sat up with doctored you
[01:42.19]And prayed for you no charge
[01:47.33]For the time and tears
[01:50.89]And the costs through the years
[01:54.61]There is no charge
[01:58.07]When you add it all up
[02:01.05]The full cost of my love is no charge
[02:08.47]For the nights filled with grey
[02:11.82]And the worries ahead
[02:15.65]No charge
[02:18.73]For the advice and the knowledge
[02:22.12]And the costs of your college
[02:25.34]No charge
[02:29.10]For the toys, school, and clothes
[02:32.41]And for wiping your nose
[02:36.21]There's no charge my son
[02:39.32]When you add it all the real cost of my love is no charge
[02:48.64]After that mom finished talking to her little boy
[02:52.30]He looked up at her great big o' tear in his eyes
[02:54.79]And he said "Mama, I sure do love you"
[02:59.58]And then reached out he got the letter and turned it over and he wrote in great big words
[03:06.46]Paid in full
[03:10.41]When you add it all up
[03:13.53]The real cost of my love is no charge
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