A reflective song about a mother's wisdom and the wisdom she shared.
easy listening
country
americana
Story behind the song
Inspired by the thoughts, wisdom and memory of what my mother passed down to me.
Lyrics
SAYINGS FROM THE SINK
Lyrics by Douglas Murphy
( 2025)
[Verse 1]
Mama stayed home with sleeves rolled high,
Queen of the sink, with a watchful eye.
She didnt preach, she never pried
But shed drop her wisdom, cut and dried.
[Pre-Chorus 1]
I used to roll my eyes,
Didnt see the thread she wove.
Now those words walk through my house,
In my mothers voice and tone.
[Chorus 1]
Sayings from the sink
Not read from a book.
Just rinsed off and left to dry,
With a knowing look.
They clanked with the cutlery,
Echoed in the steam
The kind of wisdom you ignore at twelve,
But now know what they mean.
[Verse 2]
Shed hum Patsy Cline through the soap and steam,
While I spilled out my busted dreams.
Shed nod, then say it straight and plain
You cant please all. So dont explain.
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Didnt think much then,
Just wanted to be seen
Now those little lines she gave
Mean more than anything.
[Chorus 2]
Sayings from the sink
Truth in every drop.
She never missed a moment,
Never let the wisdom stop.
With hands deep in the dishes,
Shed guide me with a wink
She built her legacy of love
With sayings from the sink.
[Bridge]
I swore Id never say em
Now they slip out every day.
And damn if they dont hit the mark,
In that Mama kind of way.
[Final Chorus]
Sayings from the sink
They outlived the old tea towels.
They settled deep inside my bones,
Like hymns tucked in the vowels.
She never needed nothin more
Than soap, a stare, time to think
She handed down a life of truth
Through sayings from the sink.
[Outro]
Dont cry over spilled milk
Quit diggin that hole
If the shoe fits
well, you already know.
Now Im standin at my sink,
With quiet time to fill,
As the silence wraps around me
I hear her wisdom__ still.
Copyright (c) 2025 Douglas Murphy