{"id":28199,"date":"2025-12-17T13:16:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T11:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ous.edu.ly\/wp\/?p=28199"},"modified":"2025-12-17T14:17:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T12:17:05","slug":"mother-your-children-are-like-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ous.edu.ly\/wp\/?p=28199","title":{"rendered":"Mother your children are like birds"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Verse 1<\/h3>\n<p>For as long as I can remember,<br \/>\n  The windows always glowed for me,<br \/>\n  In the room filled with quiet spring,<br \/>\n  And embroidered towels on the wall.<br \/>\n  In that sacred, peaceful chamber,<br \/>\n  A child\u2019s heart would read and know<br \/>\n  Shevchenko\u2019s kind and watchful eyes,<br \/>\n  And golden patterns in a row.<\/p>\n<h3>Chorus<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Mother, your children are like birds,<\/strong><br \/>\n  <strong>Spreading wings into the sky.<\/strong><br \/>\n  <strong>Mother, to your tender room,<\/strong><br \/>\n  <strong>We\u2019ll return again by and by.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Verse 2<\/h3>\n<p>That endless childhood temptation \u2013<br \/>\n  Open the door and you will see,<br \/>\n  A table dressed in Sunday white<br \/>\n  And mother waiting patiently.<\/p>\n<h3>Verse 3<\/h3>\n<p>For as long as I can remember,<br \/>\n  That white cloth always shone so bright.<br \/>\n  In your room, dear mother, I know,<br \/>\n  Every day felt like Sunday light.<\/p>\n<h3>Chorus<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Mother, your children are like birds,<\/strong><br \/>\n  <strong>Spreading wings into the sky.<\/strong><br \/>\n  <strong>Mother, to your tender room,<\/strong><br \/>\n  <strong>We\u2019ll return again by and by.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Verse 4<\/h3>\n<p>Maybe far from home and shelter,<br \/>\n  My wings will falter in the air.<br \/>\n  The star will fade, and after that \u2013<br \/>\n  No more nightingales anywhere.<\/p>\n<h3>Verse 5<\/h3>\n<p>Son, remember this, my son \u2013<br \/>\n  No matter where life takes your flight,<br \/>\n  All may leave their mother\u2019s home,<br \/>\n  But none forget its gentle light.<\/p>\n<h3>Chorus (x2)<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Mother, your children are like birds,<\/strong><br \/>\n  <strong>Spreading wings into the sky.<\/strong><br \/>\n  <strong>Mother, to your tender room,<\/strong><br \/>\n  <strong>We\u2019ll return again by and by.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Verse 1 For as long as I can remember, The windows always glowed for me, In the room filled with quiet spring, And embroidered towels on the wall. In that sacred, peaceful chamber, A child\u2019s heart would read and know Shevchenko\u2019s kind and watchful eyes, And golden patterns in a row. 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