One day a mother
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Come to a prison
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To see an 'erring
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But precious son
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She told the warden
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How much she loved him
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It did not matter
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What he had done
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She did not bring to him
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(Bring to him)
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Parole or pardon
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(Pardon free)
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She brought no silver
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(Brought no gold)
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No pomp nor style
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(Him to see)
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It was a halo
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(Halo bright)
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Sent down from heaven
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(Heaven's light)
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The sweetest gift
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(A mother's smile)
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Her boy had wandered
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Far from the far side
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Though she had pleaded
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With him each night
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But not a word did
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She ever utter
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That told her heartaches
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Her smile was bright
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[Repeat Chorus]
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She left a smile
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You can remember
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She's gone to heaven
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From heartache's free
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Them bars around you
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Will never change her
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He was her baby
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An error will be
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[Repeat Chorus]
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It was a halo bright
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Sent down from heaven's light
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The sweetest gift
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A mother's smile
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The Sweetest Gift (A Mother's Smile)
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The Judds |