My Mother Was The First

Let The Children's Laughter Remind Us How We Used To Be.

I Was Aware Of People Staring At Me. No One Moved. They Seemed Almost In Trance. I Just Stared At The Clock In The Center Of The Church. When I Finished, Everyone Clapped And Started Crying.

Nobody Likes To Be Picked On. Nobody.

I Feel So Blessed To Just Have Done What I Had Done. To Be Able To Just Use What God Has Given Me Is A Blessing. You Know, Never Mind The Grammys, Never Mind The Records, Never Mind All Of That. Just To Be Able To Sing.

I Think Over The Years, Being A Mother, I've Matured In So Many Ways.