34 songs about motherhood because just one will never be enough

7. Can’t Live Without My Mother’s Love, Sun Kil Moon

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One of the likely lesser-known songs here, Can’t Live Without My Mother’s Love is a real tear-jerker for the alt-rock set, but any mom who likes hearing about how her child would happily forsake everything and everyone else for her.

Most mom-tastic lyric:

I can live with the sky falling out from above/ I can live with your scorn, your sourness, your smug/ I can live with growing alone if push comes to shove/ But I can’t live without my mother’s love

6. Mama Knows, Shenandoah

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From smoking your first cigarette to finding your first love, Mama knows everything before you even have to tell her, making this one of the sweetest — and truest — songs about motherhood.

Most mom-tastic lyric:

Mama knows, Mama knows/ Sometimes I think she’s got a window to my soul/ Mama knows, Mama knows/ Even when I think it doesn’t show Mama knows