Lyrics The Sweetest Gift - Emmylou Harris , Linda Ronstadt

One day a mother come to a prison
To see am 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(bring to him) a parole or pardon(pardon plea)
She brought no silver(no gold) no pomp or style(non to see)
It was a halo(halo bright)send down from heaven(heaven's light)
The sweetest gift a mother's smile
Her boy had wandered
Far from the far side
Through she had pleaded
With him each night
But now a word did
She even utter
That told her heartaches
Her smile was bright
She did not bring (bring to him) a parole or pardon (pardon plea)
She brought no silver(no gold) no pomp or style (non to see)
It was a halo(halo bright) send down from heaven (heaven's light)
The sweetest gift a mother smile
She left a smile you can remember
She's gone to heaven from heartache's grief
Them bars around you will never change her
He was her baby an an error will be
She did not bring(bring to him) a parole or pardon(pardon plea)
She brought no silver (no gold) no pomp or style (non to see)
It was a halo (halo bright) send down from heaven (heaven's light)
The sweetest gift a mother smile
It was a halo(halo bright) send down from heaven (heaven's light)
The sweetest gift a mothers smile