We all were called to come back   To the old home on the farm   Mother's passed away, what a mournful day   And as my daddy watched   His eyes were filled with pain and hurt   When someone stepped upon a rose   And crushed it in the dirt      "Don't step on Mother's roses," Daddy cried   "She planted them the day she was my bride   And every time I see a rose, I see her smilin' face   She made my darkest days look bright   'Round the old home place"      "Don't step on Mother's roses, let 'em grow   The way they did since many years ago   They'll bloom for me each year   And I'll have Mother near   Don't step on Mother's roses, let 'em grow"      Years have passed away   And how the old home place has changed   Daddy had to go, we all miss him so   Children pick the roses as they go along the way   But when their petals are abused, I hear my daddy say      "Don't step on Mother's roses," Daddy cried   "She planted them the day she was my bride   And every time I see a rose, I see her smilin' face   She made my darkest days look bright   'Round the old home place"      "Don't step on Mother's roses, let 'em grow   The way they did since many years ago   They'll bloom for me each year   And I'll have Mother near   Don't step on Mother's roses, let 'em grow"