Still Be Loving You

She rocked me back and forth until I quit crying

Then she looked into that baby face of mine

And in an angels voice, she sang this lullaby

Until my slumber carried me into the night

I'm grateful for these moments with you, child

I know you're only mine to borrow for a while

And then one day, soon you need to crawl away

It's in your nature; It's just how we were made

I will still be loving you

She wished for us a normal family life

But four of us became my brother, she and I

Times were hard for us but somehow we got by

She was fearless through her tears and sacrifice

I grew up much faster than she must’ve liked

But when she knew that she taught me wrong from right

She said: Go on, I know you need to move away

Childhood is manhood slightly delayed

I will still be loving you

So I left home to try and find my way

Like a blind man feeling his way through a maze

To love and lose befriend but not to betray

Because the things you taught inform how I behave

In my darkest hours when I am afraid

Or I'm not sure that I can take another day

I remember the one promise that you made

If the whole world shuts you down it'll be okay

Cause I will still be loving you

Now that I'm a man I realize

What a gift it's been to have you in my life

Your spirit is young although your body is tired

Soon for good you'll have to close your eyes

With the years around your body like a weight

I guess that too is just how we are made

So when the angels come to carry you away

May they whisper in your ears my serenade

I will still be loving you