My Son

A song about my hating my son growing up.

Steven has been on earth for just 15 months or so .

I'm gonna love him all that I can because I'll miss him when he's grown

He's my true love and my best friend never thought I'd like being a dad

Changing diapers and reading Mother Goose but , it's really not so bad

    He scares me everytime that he runs .

    And falls down in the sand .

    With just a kiss to heal his wounds .

    And he's back to running again ....

Then he sits out in the yard .

And plays with toys and sand .

Then we race to catch the falling stars .

And we catch them hand in hand .

Mr. Squish has his whole life and his whole world is new .

He suprises me with the things he sees from his point of veiw .

Mr. Squish has just turned 3 and his whole world has changed .

Now he likes swimming holes, fishing poles and to play out in the rain

    He is growing up too fast for me .

    And every year is a bridge that's burned .

    I've had my lessons in my life .

    I hope that he won't have to learn ....

There are things I can't explain .

That he'll learn on his own .

And perhaps he'll fondly think of me .

While he learns as he grows .

Steven has just turned 4 , he is quite the little man .

He still likes to walk and play and talk with me in the box of sand Steven is growing to quick and just a bit away .

I don't want to think of when he's grown so , I just go on and play .

    He's like a soldier of fortune .

    Or a cowboy on the plains .

    You lose so much along the way .

    Till only memories remain .

Like when we'd catch the falling stars .

And wrestle in the sand .

I hope he'll know that when he's grown .

He can still count on his old man ....

Steven has been on earth for only 15 months or so .........

Author's Note

This is a song about watching my little boy grow up and was written quite a while ago. He is grown (19) he figures but, I still see that funny, take a chance on anything little man who was my shadow and best friend. That is all I can see when I look at him now and wish that I had allowed myself to enjoy more of it.