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