“No Charge“

Well she looked at him standing there and expecting
And a thousand memories flashed through her mind
So she picked up pen and turned the paper over and this is what she wrote:
For the nine months I carried you
Holding you inside me, No CHARGE
For the nights I sat up with you, doctored you
And prayed for you, NO CHARGE
For the time and tears
And the costs through the years
There is NO CHARGE
When you add it all up
The full cost of my love is, NO CHARGE
For the nights filled with grey
And the worries ahead
NO CHARGE
For the advice and the knowledge
And the costs of your college
NO CHARGE
For the toys, school, and clothes
And for wiping your nose
There’s NO CHARGE my son
When you add it all the real cost of my love is NO CHARGE

After that mom finished talking to her little boy
He looked up at her great big o’ tears in his eyes
And he said “Mama, I sure do love you”
And then reached out he got the letter and turned it over and he wrote in great big words
PAID-IN-FULL
When you add it all up
The real cost of my love is NO CHARGE! ~~Shirley Caesar