From Boy To Man
I remember the day you were born –
I was young then too;
You saw the world for the very first time,
And for the first time the world saw you.
Fleeter than thought and swifter than dreams
You went from boy to man;
How that could happen in such a short time
I really can’t understand.
"Daddy, read me the story just one more time
Then I promise to go to sleep;
Now tell Mom to come say goodnight
So I can kiss her cheek."
Fleeter than thought and swifter than dreams
You went from boy to man;
How that could happen in such a short time
I really can’t understand.
"Hey, guys, watch me ride my bike –
I can do it all by myself.
I’ll get those plates for you, Mom,
Today I can reach that shelf."
Fleeter than thought and swifter than dreams
You went from boy to man;
How that could happen in such a short time
I really can’t understand.
"I’m going out to the high school dance,
I won’t be home too late;
I’m excited and nervous, but feelin’ so cool –
I’ve got my very first date."
Fleeter than thought and swifter than dreams
You went from boy to man;
How that could happen in such a short time
I just can’t understand.
“I’m off to college and it will be hard
To leave the only home I’ve known.”
We helped you settle in, kissed you goodbye,
And cried all the way home.
Fleeter than thought and swifter than dreams
You went from boy to man;
How that could happen in such a short time
I still can’t understand.
Now you are grown and meeting the world
With a heart full of dreams and plans:
A woman, a home, a boy of you own
Who will soon become a man.
Fleeter than thought and swifter than dreams
You went from boy to man;
How that could happen in such a short time
I will never understand.
