The boy leaps from his bed
Comes bounding down the stairs
The sun's not even up
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 says



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