THE SOUND OF CHILDREN S LAUGHTER ECHOES IN THE PARK
IN THIS DAY AND AGE WE EVEN HEAR IT LATE AND DARK
CHILDREN SHOULD BE PROTECTED FROM WHAT THE DARK CAN HOLD
NEVER TALK TO STRANGERS THAT’S WHAT I USED TO BE TOLD
WHEN MINE WERE THAT AGE A DISCIPLINE WAS INCURRED
THEY HAD RULES TO BE ADHERED TO A VOICE TO BE HEARD
A WATCHFUL EYE ON THEM WHILST GIVING THEM THE SPACE
A STRANGER IN THE STREET NEVER THEY WOULD EMBRACE
A WEAPON IN THEIR HANDS WAS NEVER A NEEDED THING
SO MANY DIFFERENT ATTITUDES DOES OUR PRESENT CHILDREN BRING
CHILDREN SHOULD BE NURTURED AND GUIDED TILL THEY CAN STAND
ALONE ON THEIR OWN FEET AND ALWAYS BEING AT HAND
NEVER GIVE UP ON YOUR KIDS BECAUSE THEY ARE THE PRODUCTION OF YOU
STILL KEEP A DISTANT EYE ON THINGS THAT THEY DO
EVEN AS MY SONS REACH AN ADULT AGE
THEY ARE PART OF MY BOOK JUST ON A DIFFERENT PAGE
WE WERE ONCE THEIR AGE AND WE SHOULD REALLY KNOW
THE PATHS THEY LL TRY TO GO DOWN AND BRAVE FACES THEY WILL SHOW
I KNOW WHEN MY BOYS ARE NEEDING A MOTHER OR A FRIEND
I KNOW WHEN I NEED TO EMBRACE THEM OR MONEY I HAVE TO LEND
I REAP WHAT I HAVE SOWN AND HOW PROUD A PARENT AM I
WHEN THEY HELP YOU REACH FOR THE HEAVENS AND DON'T STOP AT THE SKY
WHEN I HEAR I LOVE YOU MOTHER EACH AND EVERY DAY
THE PRICE OF BEING A YOUNG MUM IS THE BEST PRICE I EVER HAD TO PAY
I MISS MY KIDS ECHOES OF LAUGHTER IN THE PARK
NEVER DID I HEAR THEM OUT PLAYING WHEN IT WAS TOO DARK
I SHOWED THEM PROTECTION IN A DISCIPLINED WAY
TRYING TO BE A GOOD MUM WAS A SMALL PRICE TO PAY
WE DON T HAVE MANY LUXURIES BUT THE LOVE WE HAVE IS STRONG
THE BOND WE HAVE TOGETHER WILL BE THERE EVEN WHEN
I M GONE
I WOULD DIE FOR MY KIDS WITHOUT A SECOND THOUGHT
ILL PROTECT THEM TILL THE END BECAUSE THEY ARE WHY I FOUGHT.
Aug 2, 2010
Aug 2, 2010 at 8:30 AM UTC
THE SOUND OF CHILDREN S LAUGHTER ECHOES IN THE PARK
IN THIS DAY AND AGE WE EVEN HEAR IT LATE AND DARK
CHILDREN SHOULD BE PROTECTED FROM WHAT THE DARK CAN HOLD
NEVER TALK TO STRANGERS THAT’S WHAT I USED TO BE TOLD
WHEN MINE WERE THAT AGE A DISCIPLINE WAS INCURRED
THEY HAD RULES TO BE ADHERED TO A VOICE TO BE HEARD
A WATCHFUL EYE ON THEM WHILST GIVING THEM THE SPACE
A STRANGER IN THE STREET NEVER THEY WOULD EMBRACE
A WEAPON IN THEIR HANDS WAS NEVER A NEEDED THING
SO MANY DIFFERENT ATTITUDES DOES OUR PRESENT CHILDREN BRING
CHILDREN SHOULD BE NURTURED AND GUIDED TILL THEY CAN STAND
ALONE ON THEIR OWN FEET AND ALWAYS BEING AT HAND
NEVER GIVE UP ON YOUR KIDS BECAUSE THEY ARE THE PRODUCTION OF YOU
STILL KEEP A DISTANT EYE ON THINGS THAT THEY DO
EVEN AS MY SONS REACH AN ADULT AGE
THEY ARE PART OF MY BOOK JUST ON A DIFFERENT PAGE
WE WERE ONCE THEIR AGE AND WE SHOULD REALLY KNOW
THE PATHS THEY LL TRY TO GO DOWN AND BRAVE FACES THEY WILL SHOW
I KNOW WHEN MY BOYS ARE NEEDING A MOTHER OR A FRIEND
I KNOW WHEN I NEED TO EMBRACE THEM OR MONEY I HAVE TO LEND
I REAP WHAT I HAVE SOWN AND HOW PROUD A PARENT AM I
WHEN THEY HELP YOU REACH FOR THE HEAVENS AND DON'T STOP AT THE SKY
WHEN I HEAR I LOVE YOU MOTHER EACH AND EVERY DAY
THE PRICE OF BEING A YOUNG MUM IS THE BEST PRICE I EVER HAD TO PAY
I MISS MY KIDS ECHOES OF LAUGHTER IN THE PARK
NEVER DID I HEAR THEM OUT PLAYING WHEN IT WAS TOO DARK
I SHOWED THEM PROTECTION IN A DISCIPLINED WAY
TRYING TO BE A GOOD MUM WAS A SMALL PRICE TO PAY
WE DON T HAVE MANY LUXURIES BUT THE LOVE WE HAVE IS STRONG
THE BOND WE HAVE TOGETHER WILL BE THERE EVEN WHEN
I M GONE
I WOULD DIE FOR MY KIDS WITHOUT A SECOND THOUGHT
ILL PROTECT THEM TILL THE END BECAUSE THEY ARE WHY I FOUGHT.
©Jackie Taylor (Gautier)
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