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Isley Dale is balanced, flexing talent on a chair Looks at me in between locks of golden hair Improvising wordless harmonies to all my songs Grabs a ukulele and begins to strum along And I know it goes fast Everybody says that It's just a thing you're supposed to say But it's real And you can't know how it feels Until you're well on your way How many rotations am I gonna get with you? To share with you the wisdom and magic spells I have accrued? All the laughter and the longing Sunsets and early dawnings Bad jokes and silly drawings On any misadventure that you choose When I'm gone, you'll carry on And carry all that there is left of me with you Now Isley's in the backyard with fists of Dandelion Mixing potions up in mason jars with mint and wild violet Were that I could trap that laughter in a vial around my neck Save it for the hard times so that I could open it Cause I know it goes fast Everybody says that It's on every fellow parents lips But it's true, and it's coming fast for you That sweet and beautiful eclipse How many rotations am I gonna get with you? To share with you the wisdom and magic spells I have accrued? How many breakfasts before sunset? How many songs you haven't heard yet? Only so long until I forget Who I am, and what I do When I'm gone, you'll carry on And carry all there is left of me with you And I know that you are not me I would never ask you to be You are more than I could honestly ever have expected to be true But when I'm gone, you'll carry on And carry all that there is left of me with you