Baked Apples

When I was a young girl You lifted me high Higher than I've ever been You wiped off my tears But allowed me to cry Made me comfortable in my own skin Baked apples and elephants Your hands on my shoulders I stood on my toes so you'd reach me I wish you were here Now that I am much older There's so much I know you could teach me About life About life About life About life You taught me to read While you soothed me to sleep Rubbed my back when I'm scared of the dark No matter the nightmare You chased it away Kept the monsters from stealing my spark I look to the ceiling, pretend that it's you And suspend disbelief for a minute And when I feel lost, and don't know what to do I look to my heart cuz you're in it For life For life For life For life And when I think of you I cry And when I think of you it's like I'm saying goodbye for the millionth time And when I think of you I smile And when I think of you it's like you're here with me for a little while longer For life For life For life For life When I was a young girl You lifted me high Higher than I've ever been