[Verse 1] Since I was young, I learned to stand alone While other children played, I had to go From morning light until the night would fall I carried cakes and walked along the roads I never asked my mother for spending money I never wanted to add to her burden I paid my way through school the best I could Though I was young, I understood [Pre-Chorus] Sometimes I wished that I could be like them Go home from school and play with all my friends But life had chosen a different road for me So I walked on, accepting what would be [Chorus] I never complained about this life Though sometimes it never felt fair to me Behind the smile upon my little face Were tears that no one ever got to see And every step that I was walking through Was guided by my mother's prayers for me Wherever life would take me far away Her prayers were always there to light my way [Verse 2] This little heart never learned to fight Though life was hard and days were sometimes cold I kept on walking with my dreams inside With little hands, but courage in my soul While other children laughed and played I walked the streets and sold my cakes The childhood days I should have lived Were traded for the dreams I had to make [Pre-Chorus] I never blamed the world for what I had I never blamed the life that made me strong Because my mother taught me how to stand To keep believing and keep moving on [Chorus] I never complained about this life Though sometimes it never felt fair to me Behind the smile upon my little face Were tears that no one ever got to see And every step that I was walking through Was guided by my mother's prayers for me Wherever life would take me far away Her prayers were always there to light my way [Bridge] Now that little child has grown into a man And all the dreams seem closer than before Not because I was stronger than the rest But because my mother's prayers were there Mother, look at who I've become today All of your sacrifices were not in vain If I can stand here stronger than before It's because your prayers protected me [Final Chorus] Now I don't have to walk this road alone Your prayers still live forever in my heart Every wound became a story of my life Of a little child who never gave up If life gives me one more chance to give I'll give you everything you gave to me Mother, you are the reason I survived Your prayers became the road that carried me [Outro] I used to walk the streets and sell my cakes Chasing dreams with every step I made And now wherever life may take me... Mother's prayer Will always guide my way.
