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 said 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