Me And Mine

The boy leaps from his bed

Comes bounding down the stairs

The Sun's not even up yet

He doesn't even care

And I

Yes, I was like that once

He says: Daddy, it's today

There is this promise that we made

And I open my eyes slowly

And I see his smiling face

And I

Yes, I was like that once

So I put on my shirt

And my jeans and my boots

And I say: Boy, I love you

And he knows that I do

He says: Pops, can we stop?

For breakfast on the way

I say: Son, I'll brew the coffee

And I'll make you some eggs

And I thank God

That he

Is mine

The girl calls from the yard

Daddy, daddy, come and see

She's perfecting her front handspring

And she is showing off for me

And I

Yes, I was like that once

So I pull off both my boots

And I raise up both my hands

Then I show her I can do one, too

And she laughs hard 'cause I can't

And I

I was like that once

She says: Dad, you're like ridiculous

I say: That's kinda my job

And she kisses me on my cheek

Then she's back out in the yard

And she is wild

And free

And mine

Oh, I thank God

That she

Is mine

The woman's on the porch

She says: Husband come and sit

And we look up at the stars

And we talk about our kids

And I

I was like that once, she says

And she says: Do you remember

Just how terrified you were

Before our babies came

How you were shaken to the core?

And I

I was like that once

And she says: Oh love

Look how blessed

You and I've become

And I take her hand and say to her

You'll always be the one

And I'm still

Mystified

That you

Want to

Be mine

Oh, I thank God

That you are mine

And I thank God

That he is mine

And I thank God

That she is mine

And I thank God

For me and mine