Babes, Mothers and Fathers

[Verse 1]
Oh my girl, in the time you were born
There was nothin' like you and I knew you were the one
I was born in a time of familiar things
You were born when the apples stopped blossomin' in Spring

[Verse 2]
There's a river below the house you were born
It flows in the summer and in the winter both
When you feel that the weight of the world has come
I will take you to listen to its watery song

[Chorus]
Babes, mothers, and fathers
Written all the same
Leavin' this old world behind
Shine all the way
Oh my girl

[Verse 3]
Stars in the sky are shinin' for you
I wish upon their ever-changin' evenin' news
I wish upon the wind and the evenin' sky
I wish for you to one day know how much I love my child
Then you'll be a mother with children of your own
And feel the wild blue waters calling you back home

[Chorus]
Babes, mothers, and fathers
Written all the same
Leavin' this old world behind
Shine all the way
Oh my girl

[Chorus]
Babes, mothers, and fathers
Written all the same
Leavin' this old world behind
Shine all the way
Oh my girl