No Charge

[Verse 1: Tammy Wynette & Tina Wynette]
My little girl came up to me in the kitchen this evenin'
While I was fixin' supper. And she handed me
A piece of paper she'd been writing on, and
After wiping my hands on my apron I read it
And this is what it said
For mowing the yard, five dollars
For making my own bed this week, one dollar
Going to the store, fifty cents
Playing with little sister while you went to the store, twenty-five cents
Taking out the trash, one dollar
Getting a good report card, five dollars
And for raking the yard, two dollars
Total owed, fourteen dollars and seventy-five cents

[Verse 2: Tammy Wynette]
Well, I looked at her standing there expectantly
And a found memory flashed through my mind
And so I picked up the pen and turning the paper over
This is what I wrote
For the nine months I carried you growing inside me, no charge
For the nights I sat up with you doctored you prayed for you, no charge
For the toys food and clothes and for wiping you nose there's no charge
When you add it all up the full cost of my love is no charge

[Verse 3: Tammy Wynette & Tina Wynette]
Well, when she finished reading she had great big old tears in her eyes and
She looked up at me and said "mommy I sure do love you"
Then she took the pen and in great big letters she wrote
Paid in full
When you add it all up the cost of real love is no charge