I wonder if you realize   How good it is to be loved by a woman   A woman you can count on   Even when she knows you've done her wrong      The one who worships you in spite of that old rowdy ground   That you used to walk on   Who'll stay awake to give you help   And thank the Lord you finally made it home      Well, it's that woman there behind you   The one who makes you who you are   She's not the President's first lady   She ain't no motion picture star      But she's the one who keeps you goin'   When you'd swear hope is gone   She's the mother of your children   Thank God she won't leave you alone      So if your thinkin' how you'd like   To shuck it all and get down on the highway   Well, buddy let me tell you   There ain't nothing left but leaving from then on      You better wrap her in your arms   And strap some good old fashioned love and honor   Or else you'll stagger in some night   And find an empty house that was your home      But it's that woman there behind you   The one who makes you who you are   She's not the president's first lady   She ain't no motion picture star      But she's the one who keeps you goin'   When you'd swear, hope was gone   She's the mother of your children   Thank God she won't leave you alone