In the cycle of life a new born will breath And depend on it's parents for all it's needs A precious child will learn to speak and spell And build friendships at school that eventually gel One day they will grow into a young man or girl Learn to live independently free in this world Build loving relationships and have their own child And some will split up and others reconciled And as years pass by we slowly grow older The cold winter nights will seem even colder In this cycle of life we all live and breath And our day will come when it's time to leave