Mama still loves me and Daddy don't care   Mama always held me and he was never there   Growin' up a lonely, I never had a hand   Or someone to show me how to be a man      But Mama loved me tender, put the shoes on my feet   She gave me her all and it was all I'd ever need   Oh, the strength of a woman, the touch of her hand   The comfort of her kindness and the time to understand      Her smile in the morning   And when she tucked me to sleep   Oh, the strength of a woman is all I'll ever need      School was never easy and Daddy didn't care   He said, son, you better make the grade or you're going nowhere   So late in the evening and deep into the night   Mom would ask the question till finally got 'em right      Mama taught me so much and now I understand   That the key to the answer is always close at hand   It's the strength of a woman, the wisdom in her eyes      The comfort of her kind voice that makes you wanna try   And hold on forever and make your own peace   Oh, the strength of a woman is all I'll ever need      Well, I've known victory and I've known defeat   Seen home fires burning and dead end streets   Seen lone stars falling and the heavens up above   But the thing that most amazes me is a woman's love      Oh, it's the strength of a woman in the touch of her hand   It's the strength of a woman that strengthens a man   It's her smile in the morning, it's a kiss when I'm weak   Oh, the strength of a woman is all I'll ever need      Yeah, it's the strength of a woman   It's the touch of her hand   Yeah, it's the strength of a woman that strengthens a man