All These Things

I promise you all I wonÔÇÖt fall down

I promise you all I wonÔÇÖt skin my knee

Like you promised youÔÇÖd always be around to take good care of me



And I remember you standing behind a white picket fence with a white peaked face

trying hard to embrace my youth

before it escapes, before its too late

and clutching the fence she said



ÔÇŁHow have I hurt you, What have I done?ÔÇŘ

ÔÇŁDid I desert you, or spite with my tongue?ÔÇŘ

ÔÇŁWas I too eager, or loved you too much?ÔÇŘ

I love you too much



Now that IÔÇÖm all grown. IÔÇÖm feeling so alone

Why have you brought me here?



You say all these things I say but ItÔÇÖs not the same

IÔÇÖm feeling so alone today but all I know

IÔÇÖll ice my thoughts IÔÇÖll ice my mind for now



ItÔÇÖs not your fault, You did what you could do

For this I will love you, for always

you hold my tiny heart and my tiny hand

thank you for all these things