Old Letter Song (Remastered 2022)

I heard a corny old letter song
On the radio a while back
I hadn't heard one in so long
I, I wanted to laugh
You know the kind of song I mean
Where they take a word like "mother"
And say "M is for the many things she did"
And I thought to myself, "Oh, brother"
Well, this one was about home
And I listened while a sad voice sang this song

"H is for humble, for that's the kind of home
Where you learn to love one another
And loving makes you strong
O is for one and only, for that's the only one you'll ever know
Where you have one father and one mother
To kiss away your tears when day is gone
M is for the memories that'll make you hold fast to the ride
No matter how many wise guys try to
Line you up for a trip out of sight
And E is for everything, for really that's what home is
No matter if you're the father, the mother, or the kids"

I was holding back the teardrop when the record stopped
And the last laugh was on me, for
You see, it had turned back the clock
And mama was rocking me to sleep again
While daddy, daddy hummed along
And it sounded very much like this old letter song