Growing Up - Deb Talan

When you were a child and we all lived in the wild

And we married

And carried you in our arms and in our hearts

We were two, then three

Full and free just to be with you, see you

Made us feel anew, just like every day, love you like today

It’s your birthday

Even though your mother’s suddenly crying

She says it is the cake in the kitchen, you know she’s lying

Your brothers fighting of your balloons

Still, the radio is playing all your favourite tunes

And Daddy will take down «Peter Pan» from the shelf

And he’ll read it out loud, though you could read it yourself

You’re growing up, you’re growing up

But don’t grow away from me

Oh, life is like a dream

The moment in between when you wake and sleep

In the deep, knowing it now, knowing how

It’s heavy though, we can help you grow

Wanna package up the world like a present

We fail and try again

It’s your birthday.

I finally see

To let you go is the only way to really help you fly

But I’d rather hold on tight

You are a shining star

A bright spot in the universe

While things here go from bad to worse

So dark what lonely people do

Take too much, take too fast, eat too much

I wish there could be more of your kind

Grow strong, we’ll ride along

It’s your birthday