For the First Time

Proposed the Sphinx

"What creature walks on four legs in the morning

Two at noon

And three in the evening?"

Oedipus solved the riddle with this answer

"Man walked on his hands and feet when young

At noon, in middle life, he walked erect on two

And in the afternoon of life, he walked with the aid of a walking stick"

(For the first time)

(For the first time)

When I wake up in the morning for the first time

There's nothing on my mind

As the days go by, I begin to realize

Something is happening to me

I don't know who you are

But you've been real good to me

You keep me warm, you protect me from all harm

When I wake up in the morning over and over again (Over and over again)

Things have begun to stick to my mind

As the days have gone by, I begin to realize

All the good things that have happened to me

I'm gonna call you mother

Oh, as a father, you've been real good to me

You kept me warm, you protected me from all harm

Mother and father, you'll be

For the first time

For the first time

I see the world as it is

And it's so beautiful

Mother and father, please tell me

Why am I afraid?

What is there to fear?

The world is but young and new to me