Lyrics

This is the song that I write
After the kids have said good night
As a keeper of the light
My days hardly end

Oh, they shimmer, but they aren’t easy
‘Cause I don’t want to drop anyone that needs me
To grow acorns into oak trees
It takes a patient kind of care

But I’m holding everything so close
And if I fall down, what could break if I let it go?

I think my children know I love them
I hope I show, rather than just tell them
I hope they know I’m proud and they fill me with
More joy than they’ll ever know

Oh, they can take everything I own
My mind, my sleep, my worry, my time - can I always be their home?

This is the song I sing at night
The stakes are always high
I hope I’m doing things all right
I don’t know most of the time

This is the song that I write
After the kids have said goodnight
I should just turn off my mind and
Wind down