"TABITHA", WOW!
I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START.
OKAY, SHE'S EVERYTHING I AM.
SHE'S MY BEAUTY IN THE MORNING,
AND MY COMPANY AT NIGHT.
SHE'S MY LAUGHTER IN THE SUNSHINE,
AND MY FRIGHT AS DAYS GO BY.
WHAT WILL SHE BECOME,
WHEN ALL MY WORK IS DONE?
WILL SHE BE HOW I HOPED SHE'D BE,
OR WILL SHE JUST REBEL?
WILL SHE DIE AND GO TO HEAVEN,
I'M HOPING I TEACH HER WELL.
SHE FOLLOWS ME ALL OVER,
AND SOMETIMES SHE'S CUTE,
BUT OTHER TIMES,
WHEN SHE'S YELLING AT ME,
I JUST WANT TO YELL AT HER TOO.
I WONDER IF SHE'LL BE ADORABLE WHEN SHE GROWS UP,
HOW DO I KEEP HER FROM EATING TOO MUCH?
THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS I'D LIKE TO KNOW,
LIKE WHEN TO HOLD ON,
AND WHEN TO LET HER VENTURE ON HER OWN.
SHOULD I LET HER PLAY WITH THIS OR THAT THING ON THE WALL?
SHOULD I CATCH HER OR SHOULD I LET HER FALL?
HOW DO I KEEP HER HEALTHY,
AND PROTECT HER FROM LIFE'S HURTS?
HOW DO I WARN HER ABOUT THE THINGS I KNOW,
AND ABOUT KEVIN'S AND KURT'S?
MEN, THEY ARE ANOTHER SUBJECT.
HOW DO I KNOW TO SEE HIM OR LET HIM GO,
I WANT TO KNOW DOES HE LIKE HER?
WHO? TABITHA.
WHAT DO I SAY WHEN SHE ASKS ABOUT HER DADDY?
WHAT WILL SHE THINK OF HIM,
AND WHAT WILL SHE THINK OF ME?
I'D LIKE TO KEEP HER FROM ALL CRIME AND DRUGS,
BUT HOW WHEN THEY ARE ALL OVER THE STREETS AND PUBS?
SHE'S EVERYTHING I'VE BEEN,
AND EVERYTHING I'LL BE,
BUT UNTIL I LIVE THE LESSONS,
WE'LL MAKE IT HER AND ME.
