Love Is Kind

How come love was simpler when I could barely stand? Worrying was harder when I had to hold your hand 'Cause my two feet hadn't yet learned how to walk And my own voice hadn't yet come out to talk But I knew love because I knew you And I believed that everything you told me Would come out true 'Cause love is patient, and love is kind Love delights in the truth and is all you need to find But as I grew older I learned to complicate Things you made so simple and I did some things I hate And I became so afraid of making mistakes 'Cause one hard fall is all that it takes To make you question the man you thought you'd be And I began to question the bright things you see in me But love is patient, and love is kind Love doesn't keep a record of what's behind And I've heard my strength comes from your joy Maybe that's why I felt stronger when I was a boy Maybe I grew up too fast, or maybe I never did But I learned to bury and to chain And from you I ran and hid You know I want to finish strong But I'm having trouble at the start And I've forgotten where to dig To unearth my beating heart But love is patient, and love is kind Love revives the heart and transforms the mind And you say, son, throw your delight on me And you'll become the man you want to be And my love will never fail you And always remember That love is kind