I wanted you to learn
in a way I never could
I wanted you to try
in a way I never would
I wanted you to travel
things I wanted you to see
I wanted you to experience a world
that was never given to me
I wanted compassion to fill your heart
and knowledge to fill your mind
I wanted you to believe in a God
that I myself never could find
I wanted you to never feel inadequate
never a moment where inequality would exist
I wanted you to have it all
no opportunity would go by missed
My baby I wanted these things for you
I wanted them since that very first day
I wanted these things for you
And that is why I gave you away.