IBarbara’s song

“Minutes Past Midnight”

A country song for Barbara · 5:10

0:00 5:10

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Verse 1

Chorus

Verse 2

Chorus

Bridge

Final Chorus

IIHis words, in her song

What he wrote about Barbara, word for word, and the lines it became.

What he missesI miss her calling on my birthday the number is minutes past midnight in relation to how many years old I would be that year like 45 would have been 12:45am.

In the song 0:14
I watch the clock on my birthday night
Waiting for the screen to shine so bright
Twelve forty-five for my forty-fifth year
I'd pick up the phone just to have you near
What he missesI miss our talks, knowing if I am ever in trouble it needed advice she was there. I miss the feeling of home… her snarky responses to tense situations.

In the song 0:40
I miss our talks and the advice you'd give
I miss your snarky jokes when the room got tense
Momma, without your voice, home doesn't make much sense
A memoryMom would tell me “I love you to the moon and back.” Any time we were hanging up or before going to sleep.

In the song 1:17
Before I'd fall asleep or we'd hang up the phone
You made sure I knew I was never alone
"I love you to the moon and back," you'd say
A memoryShe was the one in the room with me when my son was born. When I got into college and when I bought my first home the look on her face is still burned into my memory… Her voice saying “Baby, I am so proud of you!”

In the song 1:03
You'd say, "Baby, I am so proud of you"
I can still see the look on your face
When I got into college and bought my first place
You were right in the room when my son drew a breath
Who she wasProtective, the rock for so many, true to her word, forgiving, patient, caring, always sacrificed anything for those she loved

In the song 1:11
And you were true to your word in all you'd do
I'm holding onto everything you sacrificed
A protective, patient love that outlasts death
You were the most forgiving heart there's ever been
What she taught himTo never let the sun go down or rise on a fight with a loved one. To always tell people you love them and not make them guess. Be true to your word and let your love be seen

In the song 2:18
You said never let the sun set or rise on a fight
Tell the people that you love 'em, hold 'em tight
Don't make 'em guess, let your love be seen
His message to herMomma, I know you are still here with me… Thank you for all of your sacrifice and your love it’s made me into the man I am today. I pray that I will always make you proud.

In the song 1:34
I'm the man I am 'cause you paved the way
I know you're still here, I feel you around
Momma, I pray that I'm making you proud

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IIIBarbara’s story

Barbara was protective, forgiving, patient and caring, “the rock for so many.” She was true to her word, and she always sacrificed anything for those she loved.

Any time they were hanging up, or before going to sleep, she would tell her son, “I love you to the moon and back.”

She was the one in the room with him when his son was born. When he got into college and when he bought his first home, the look on her face, how proud she was, is still burned into his memory. He remembers her voice saying, “Baby, I am so proud of you!”

On his birthday she called him at minutes past midnight, matching how many years old he was turning. At 45, that would have been 12:45 a.m.

“Thank you for all of your sacrifice and your love it’s made me into the man I am today.”
What he wrote to her

He misses their talks, and knowing she was there if he was ever in trouble or needed advice. He misses the feeling of home, “because that is what she made me feel,” and her voice, her laugh and “her snarky responses to tense situations.”

She taught him to never let the sun go down or rise on a fight with a loved one, and to always tell people you love them “and not make them guess.”

“I have been pushing through and pushing down the loss of my mother because that’s what I do… This opened the flood gates.”
Barbara’s son, in his review

“We didn’t always have the best relationship, but she left a huge impact on my life.” He wanted a tribute to her “that would stick around way after I was gone.”

IVEverything he said

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