Child

I would walk in your footsteps
Puppy at your feet
Smile your smiles
Light the people you meet

I would trace all your pictures
Study each line
Live in each story
Holding back time

But time has been subtle
It took me away
Caged me in darkness
While you breathe the day
I’m here in the moment
That hypnotized me
So all I can do
All I can do
Is love you

I would hold your hand gently
And walk on the shore
Then ride every wave
Till the ocean brings more

I would paint the horizon
And give it to you
Tangerine sunsets
On deep azure blue

But time has been subtle
It took me away
Caged me in darkness
While you breathe the day
I’m here in the moment
That paralyzed me
So all I can do
All I can do
Is love you