Nervous to Fly

Oh, my aging father

He can't walk no more without his cane and walker

Oh, my old wise father

Though he's old, he is still quite the talker

Oh, my older sister

We don't talk much at all, seems like it's been forever

Oh, my older sister

She's in a hospital bed with a heart catheter

Oh I try, and I try, and I try, and I try to call her

When I do, she's asleep and she don't answer

And though we've grown apart

I love her with all my heart, and I remember the good times from when we were young

Oh, my youngest sister

She's been suffering with lupus and low blood pressure

But we talk every night and every day

She's my best friend, our talks are the highlight of my day

Oh, my little nieces

They are growing fast as weeds and on their mother they depend and need

God, look after my sisters

They have those on who depend on them, and I am one of them

Oh, my little nieces

When they tell me that they've missed me, it breaks my heart to pieces

Oh, my lovely mother

As she ages, she's more beautiful than ever

Oh, my lovely mother

She is caring, she is nurturing, she is giving

Oh, my protective brother

You're the strongest of us three and you're always there for me

Oh, my older brother

You're so prolific and I love the photos you send from the Pacific

Seagulls in fight

Orange flowers sprout from the cracks in the beach

The sun melting into the ocean at the beach

And the vases full of flowers from your yard

Oh, Caroline

Time with you is nothing less than sublime

Oh, my Caroline

All I want to do is love you 'till the end of time

Cute little fledglings out my window

Nervous to fly, nervous to fly, nervous to fly

Fledglings out my window

I won't take their photo, I don't want to scare them, I want to let nature take its course

Oh, lovely spring

In not too long, we'll be back in New Orleans

Walk along the bank of the Mississippi

Heaven for me is springtime in New Orleans for eternity

Oh, how beautiful is life

I love the sun in the morning, I love the moon at night

Oh, I don't take nothing for granted

I've been blessed with so much love and good fortune on this planet