Written, Recorded, Produced and Mixed by Face Valyou @ The Don't Stop Study (Roanoke, VA)
Chorus Vocals - Mohammed Bhana
Bass (solo) - Brad Taylor
Mastered by Jake Dempsey @ The Jefferson Center Music Lab (Roanoke, VA)
Artwork by Crafsmen
lyrics
Verse:
For starters you don't stop, don't stop go the extra mile
All the while, stepping with style
Above everything you put your kids first
And stick it out, even when limbs hurt
Whether a teacher, a nurse, a judge, you work @ McDonald's
Know it or not, you're a model
Compare to any gospel they quote
Character is stand up, and that's not a joke
Take an honest approach, you compost, haven't lost hope
Rock the vote, friends with all kinda folk
Helping strangers, got the guts, the selfless nature
The drive to climb to the top like an elevator
And even if you could, you can't complain
Moreso, the type to moondance in the rain
And go green when it's dinnertime
So keep, keep on, I'll see you @ the finishline
Compete against yourself, see who's been the furthest
Dig gardens to keep the kids nourished, heart's always in service
Greet mountains with courage like, 'sup yo
Know how to stretch a dollar when the funds' low
Or live off the land, adjust and alter plans
Do all you can, and stay calm in a jam
Other women worry you're the bomb, like Iran
Shape a world in the palm of your hand, tougher than the strongest man
And I hate to see you carry stress
So let it go in the air of a breath
And sacrifice is the example you set
When you walk you got a champion's step
No matter the pain, you swim through
The cha-os, the issues, if anyone can do this it's you
Prepare a feast from whatchu find in the dumpster
A fighter, a lover, woman of steel, heart of gold, you're an Ironmother
CHORUS:
Thank you mother, for all you've done
You've been here with me, keeping me strong
For a long, long time, helping me grow, into the man I am
You're my Ironmother, Iron
You don't, give up, not ever
There's nothing that can stop you
Nothing you won't break through
You're my Ironmother