Forever By Your Side

Strange how the years just fly away
Only seems like yesterday
I used to sing you lullaby
And watch you gently sleeping.

When you were five we used to say
You'd break somebody's heart one day
Then you were nine, and all at once we realized
That you were not a child anymore.

When you were twelve confused and shy,
Trying to find your way,
We'd smile and tell you we'd never change
That we would be,
Though you may journey far and wide,
Forever by your side.

Then came the mixed up teenage years,
We shared your joys and calmed your fears.
First on a cloud and then despair,
We shared your sweet confusion.

We saw you changing day by day,
Then came the time you went away,
Taking your childish dreams and fantasies
And turning them into reality.

Now you know where you're going to,
You know you'll find your way.
But just remember we'll never change
We'll always be
Though you may journey far and wide
Forever by your side
Forever by your side.