You brought us up although you were forced to You had two children and you were just a kid yourself You cared for us and we relied on you We used to cry and that was your burden We had to eat and you had to provide We were just ten and we weren't much younger than you That's what we have That is why I know you're the reason we all survived That's what we have That is why I know you're the reason we all survived When we were young and you were our mother We grew up fast 'cause that's how we had to As I got older I knew I owed it all to you We used to cry and that was your burden We had to eat and you had to provide We were just ten and we weren't much younger than you That's what we have That is why I know you're the reason we all survived That's what we have That is why I know you're the reason that we all survived I owe my youth to you, I owe my youth to you We both know what we have been through You gave your youth just so you could get us through That is what we have, you are why I am We both know what we have been through You gave your youth