MUSIC FOR SALE

When I ask if I can help you
I'm not saying you can't do
It's just one way I show you that I care
If I tell you to be careful
when you're not within my sight
More than worry, it's me wishing I was there

Baby steps become great leaps as years begin to blur
The race with time is bittersweet and both of us unsure
I hold too tight but realize that you need room to grow
But the hardest goal ahead is the day I'll watch you go

Today you ride a bicycle
but one day you'll drive a car
Once I kissed your bumps and bruises
Now you brag about each scar
A teddy bear worn thin from love
resides in a corner chair
and these days when I check on you, you're often unaware

Baby steps become great leaps as years begin to blur
The race with time is bittersweet and both of us unsure
I hold too tight but realize that you need room to grow
But the hardest goal of ahead is the day I'll watch you go

We may not share the same beliefs
or dreams I have for you
We often battle over choices made
But understand it's hard sometimes
as I watch you make your way
My love remains as childhood starts to fade

Baby steps become great leaps as years begin to blur
The race with time is bittersweet and both of us unsure
Time with you is a precious gift
that's borrowed, not to own
And baby steps are mine to take
accepting you'll be grown