Renee

It's Friday afternoon And you've finally arrived And now it's skin to skin time Gaze up at mom and dad And the fluorescent lights In time they wheel us to Room 7209 You were looking perfectly alright Basking in the artificial heat lamp glowing bright At first you were breathing fine But all too soon we heard your breath rate start to climb We called the nurse in To come and take a look So far everything has all been pretty textbook I was thinking you'd come home with us today But then they took you away All strapped up with wires and trapped inside a pod Like some kind of futuristic visage I picked you up and you were so very strong Leaving you in this place is pushing mama's limits She'll drive the 60 miles to feed you every day Until you're home with us and we know that you're okay And I'll come and see you in your newborn spaceship By the weekend I'll be driving you away To come home to the foothills To your family The animals are all eagerly awaiting Hear the street and gaze at all your new surroundings Listen for the screech of wild parrot flocks resounding Here we will teach you All we know Mother's kindness And how to move slow Her sense of patience To help you grow You'll know her boundless love Like no one knows Father's critique And searing tongue A solid sense of when to fight And when to run Play the game of life Like a battle to be won Aggression taken out By beating on the drums From the both of us You'll receive a few more Love of animals And never to be bored When to work and when to play And when to do the chores Balance head and heart And to be grateful for what's more Renee The dreamer Eliza awake Renee The dreamer Eliza awake Renee The dreamer Eliza awake Renee The dreamer Eliza awake Renee The dreamer Eliza awake Renee The dreamer Eliza awake Renee The dreamer Eliza awake