Song Description

A father's attempt to answer a difficult question posed by his very young son

Lyrics

FATHER TIME

When my child was three, he came to me
And asked me ?Daddy, will you always be my friend??
Now, there?s no guarantee how long this ride will be
So I prayed for an answer he could comprehend.

See, there are choices made when we?re young and unafraid
And as I look back on the foolish things I?ve done
I?m amazed at how their words seem wiser now,
All the people who have guided me, then gone.

They said I?ll be there when you?re looking for me
When the words won?t come easily
When you?re searching your heart trying to figure out the right thing to do.
In the faces of the people you love
I?ll be there in the memory of
All the games that we?ve played and the words that I?m saying to you.

Now these days won?t last, the time is passing fast
Like the years that I spent chasing crazy schemes.
And it all will cease, but I will leave this world in peace
Knowing in your heart you carry all my dreams.

So to you, my son, I say let?s just have some fun
Let?s have a catch, or put together that new toy
But just remember this; every hour is a gift
That you must pass along one day to your own little boy.

I?ll be there in your baby?s smile
In the laughter of my own grandchild
When you?re searching for words to vanquish the monsters he hears
All the lessons in life that you?ll learn
The respect and the love that you?ll earn
In your own give and take and the friendships you?ll make through the years.

All the lessons in life that you?ll learn
The respect and the joy that you?ll earn
In the friendships you?ll make and the lessons you'll take through the years.
In your own give and take and the love that you?ll make through the years.

(c. JOEPIKETMUSIC ASCAP)