Jessica Mauboy teared up following a moving performance on Sunrise on Friday.

She revealed a major life update was behind the waterworks after singing her new song, While I Got Time.

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The beloved singer and songwriter told Nat Barr and Matt Shirvington after the performance that she’d been thinking about her family and “becoming a mother”.

She gushed over her seven-month-old daughter Mia, who she said has her “first tooth coming out”.

Mauboy said that motherhood changed the way she has been writing music, and she admitted that she has also been writing lullabies.

“It’s so magical, I always dreamed of this, and wanted this for myself. I have a big family. I love music and music is my baby too, and having her be a part of it, it has been magic.

“Her eyes widen, and she really breaks her neck to watch me.”

But her latest song is being enjoyed by more than just Mia, since the track dropped on Mauboy’s newly launched independent label, Jamally.

The song will also ensure there are no dry eyes next week, as it plays for Irene Roberts’ farewell on Home and Away, signalling the end of a 33-year run on the show for actor Lynne McGranger, who won a Gold Logie for her work as the beloved character.

Mauboy said the song being featured during the history-making TV moment also added to her heightened emotions on Friday.

“She’s been a part of all of our lives, she’s been like an aunty,” Mauboy said after the performance.

Mauboy also revealed that the song helps her connect with the public.

“I just think about everyone and their loved ones, and how much everyone is going through,” she said as she wiped her tears.

“It’s wonderful to be able to write something like that for everyone to share.”