MY BOY

Stay young

Stay small, my boy

Fit inside these arms forever 'cause the world's not all it's cracked up to

Be

I sigh

I cry, my boy

Soon you'll see the world is not this room and I can't keep you from the pain that you'll have to

See

Lord, it's tough to hold my son and be here in the moment

I need to keep him safe, tell me which direction this world is goin'

I feel ashamed for my lack of faith when You walked the ocean

Eve bit the apple, my faith is weak and my trust is broken

There's things that I can't keep him from

Like the loneliness you feel in the realizations of growing up

Like a best friend at his mother's bedside while she passes from the leukemia

Like a coach about to die asking you why he's got to leave his son

I hate the weakness of owning up to the sins of past

I hate the weakness of givin' up what I used to have

I hate the weakness of showin' my son what makes me sad

He said a present father is worth way more than a perfect dad

Stay young

Stay small, my boy

Fit inside these arms forever 'cause the world's not all it's cracked up to

Be

I sigh

I cry, my boy

Soon you'll see the world is not this room and I can't keep you from the pain that you'll have to

See

Stay young