If you would have asked me yesterday
I would say
4 beautiful kids, that's what I want
now if you ask me today
the answer may have changed

come home with a blue eye covered in black
went to the sleepover with long hair,
comes home with a chopped mess
as he walks down the hallway and his books hit the floor
or the giggles behind her back echo while she sleeps
when they come home crying, what do I say?

the world is nasty, and sometimes it hurts
even when you have all the love in your heart,
you will still get hurt
no matter how kind you are,
people will be incredibly unkind to you
some people will try to steal your happiness
and some people may succeed
and when they do remember this

the world is beautiful, sometimes it hurts,
but you have so much love in your heart
no one can ever take that away
you are so incredibly kind
it radiates further than those who are unkind to you
no one can ever steal your happiness,
as long as you remember this

so if you ask me now,
I would say
I want 4 beautiful kids,
I know that's what I want