Anybody know the artist who sings about stuff ending in a womans life and her mom helping her ?

Question

It is an older song, probably early 90's and it is sung by Kathy Mattea, Pam Tillis or someone similiar. It envolves the woman sitting on her bed while her husband packs his bag to leave, then her mother dies at the end. The chorus is the Mom telling her things change and everything will be alright...

Answer 1

Is it..."How Can I Help You (To Say Goodbye)"? It's by Patty Loveless.

Here are the lyrics:

Through the back window of a '59 wagon
I watched my best friend Jamie slippin' further away
I kept on waving 'till I couldn't see her
And through my tears, I asked again why we couldn't stay
Mama whispered softly, Time will ease your pain
Life's about changing, nothing ever stays the same

And she said, How can I help you to say goodbye?
It's OK to hurt, and it's OK to cry
Come, let me hold you and I will try
How can I help you to say goodbye?

I sat on our bed, he packed his suitcase
I held a picture of our wedding day
His hands were trembling, we both were crying
He kissed me gently and then he quickly walked away
I called up Mama, she said, Time will ease your pain
Life's about changing, nothing ever stays the same

And she said, How can I help you to say goodbye?
It's OK to hurt, and it's OK to cry
Come, let me hold you and I will try
How can I help you to say goodbye?

Sitting with Mama alone in her bedroom
She opened her eyes, and then squeezed my hand
She said, I have to go now, my time here is over
And with her final word, she tried to help me understand
Mama whispered softly, Time will ease your pain
Life's about changing, nothing ever stays the same

And she said, How can I help you to say goodbye?
It's OK to hurt, and it's OK to cry
Come, let me hold you and I will try
How can I help you to say goodbye?

How can I help you to say goodbye?


I used to have to put up with country every day at work, and this song was played at least once a day.