I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker
As life passed through me
I have seen the eternal footman hold my coat and snicker
Leaving in this world only my memory

As life passed through me
I can hear my daughters cry
Leaving in this world only my memory
I know she only wonders why

I can hear my daughter’s cry
It hurts her this I know
I know she only wonders why
Her mother, did she have to go

It hurts her this I know
But she will learn to mend her heart
Her mother did she have to go
And soon my absence becomes a part

But she will learn to mend her heart
Blocking out the painful thought
And soon my absence becomes a part
Forgetting what should be forgot

Blocking out the painful thought
Moving on to better things
Forgetting what should be forgot
Finally spreading wide her fixed up wing

Moving on to better things
Sometimes now she will rejoice
Finally spreading her fixed up wing
She did forget the sound of her mother’s voice

Sometimes now she will rejoice
But other times things get sad
She did forget the sound of her mother’s voice
She is strong, just like her mom, and knows that this is just a fad

But other times things get sad
I see my girl and know she’ll grow
She is strong, just like her mom, and knows that this is just a fad
She will survive, so now I must go

I see my girl and know she’ll grow
I have seen the eternal footman hold my coat and snicker
She will survive, so now I must go
I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker*
To nothing