(With Emmylou Harris)
One day a mother
Went to a prison
To see an erring
But precious son
She told the warden
How much she loved him
It did not matter
What he had done
She did not bring to him
A parole or pardon
She brought no silver
No pomp or style
It was a halo bright
Sent down from heaven's light
The sweetest gift
A mother's smile
She left a smile
You can remember
She's gone to heaven
From heartaches free
Those walls around you
Could never change her
You were her baby
And ever will be
She did not bring to him
A parole or pardon
She brought no silver
No pomp or style
It was a halo bright
Sent down from heaven's light
The sweetest gift
A mother's smile
She did not bring to him
A parole or pardon
She brought no silver
No pomp or style
It was a halo bright
Sent down from heaven's light
The sweetest gift
A mother's smile
The sweetest gift
A mother's smile