The boy leaps from his bed
Comes bounding down the stairs
The Sun's not even up yet
He doesn't even care

And I
Yes, I was like that once

He says: Daddy, it's today
There is this promise that we made
And I open my eyes slowly
And I see his smiling face

And I
Yes, I was like that once

So I put on my shirt
And my jeans and my boots
And I say: Boy, I love you
And he knows that I do

He says: Pops, can we stop?
For breakfast on the way
I say: Son, I'll brew the coffee
And I'll make you some eggs
And I thank God
That he
Is mine

The girl calls from the yard
Daddy, daddy, come and see
She's perfecting her front handspring
And she is showing off for me

And I
Yes, I was like that once

So I pull off both my boots
And I raise up both my hands
Then I show her I can do one, too
And she laughs hard 'cause I can't

And I
I was like that once

She says: Dad, you're like ridiculous
I say: That's kinda my job
And she kisses me on my cheek
Then she's back out in the yard
And she is wild
And free
And mine

Oh, I thank God
That she
Is mine

The woman's on the porch
She says: Husband come and sit
And we look up at the stars
And we talk about our kids

And I
I was like that once, she says

And she says: Do you remember
Just how terrified you were
Before our babies came
How you were shaken to the core?

And I
I was like that once

And she says: Oh love
Look how blessed
You and I've become
And I take her hand and say to her
You'll always be the one

And I'm still
Mystified
That you
Want to
Be mine

Oh, I thank God
That you are mine

And I thank God
That he is mine
And I thank God
That she is mine
And I thank God
For me and mine