We’re
told that when we raise our kids,
We have to give them wings
To see what’s out there in the world –
The plus and minus things.
We have to give them wings
To see what’s out there in the world –
The plus and minus things.
They
learn of love and friendship;
They discover hate and fear.
Their grasp of life and how it works
Grows clearer by the year.
They discover hate and fear.
Their grasp of life and how it works
Grows clearer by the year.
From
choices laid in front of them
They settle on a route,
Forsaking our opinions
Which to them are often moot.
They settle on a route,
Forsaking our opinions
Which to them are often moot.
We
stand there on the sidelines
And there’s not a thing to say;
For once the wings are good to go,
They’ll likely fly away.
And there’s not a thing to say;
For once the wings are good to go,
They’ll likely fly away.
don't forget we're told to give them wings AND roots. wings to fly (not necessarily away) but roots to always bring them back....
ReplyDeleteah yes, forgot about the roots!
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