9th

A child should always grow up free to travel,
But know they've always got a place called home.
To grow up with the boys who become good men
To see the world and truly fall in love
And every boy and girl should know it's fleeting
And each moment life is sweet but cannot last.

We work within the confines of our culture
but do not need to let it kill our soul -
There's limits to the colours on the canvas
but there's still so much to paint and much to draw.
I wish you pause and stop and stare with wonder
at the world, in the moment, where you are

Sun shines on the beach and the woods
Even when we're gone
there is life that glows

There is so much more than I can see with my eyes
So much more I'll never understand.
But I just hope my children always feel it
And feel the joy of living each day where they stand.
And every boy and girl should know it's fleeting
And each moment life is sweet but cannot last.