I guess that I can hold you one more time before you grow,
And tell you that I love you so that you will always know,

Please let me tie your shoe again, one day you'll tie your own,
And when you look back to this time I hope it's love I've shown,

Can I help you put your coat on? Can i help you cut up your meat?
Can I pull you in the wagon, Can I pick you out a treat?

Tonight could I wash your hair, Can i put toys in the bath?
Can I help you count your small ten toes before I teach you math?

Please let me help you up the hill, you're still too small to climb,
And let me read you stories while you're young and have the time,

I know the day will come when you do these things alone,
when you recall the shoulder rides and the balls that we have thrown,

I want you to grow stronger than we could ever be,
And when you find success there will be no soul more proud than me,

So will you let me carry you, One day you'll walk alone,
I cannot bear to miss one day from now until you've grown.

Brad Anderson