Quando Sarai Piccola

When you’re little, I’ll help you understand who you are
I’ll be by your side like I’ve never been before
We’ll slow down the pace if I walk too fast
I’ll speak for you if your voice gets stuck

We’ll play remembering how many kids you have
That you were born on March 20th, '46
If you ask why you have that ring on your finger
I’ll tell you about my dad, your husband

I’ll teach you to stand on your own
To find your way back home
I’ll repeat my name a thousand times
Because you’ll forget it anyway

Hey, it’s another day with you
To give back all that love you’ve given me
And smile at the time that never seems to pass

When you’re little, you’ll really teach me who I am
To understand that your son has become a man
When I hold you in my arms
You’ll feel light
Like a little girl on a swing

Dinner’s on the table
I can barely make coffee
I’ll repeat your name a thousand times
Until you remember it

Hey, it’s another day with you
To give back all the good you’ve given me
And even defeat time
That hasn’t passed for us

There are things you can’t erase
There are hugs you shouldn’t waste
There are looks full of silence
That you can’t describe with words

There’s that anger at seeing you change
And the struggle to accept it
There are pages of life, pieces of memory
That I can’t forget

Hey, it’s another day with you
To give back all this life you’ve given me
And smile at the time
And how it’s changed us

When you’re little, I’ll hold you so tight
That you won’t even fear death
You’ll give me your hand
I’ll kiss your forehead

Now it’s late, be good
Goodnight