Although you see the world

Different than me

Sometimes I can touch upon

The wonders that you see



And all the new colours

And pictures you've designed

Oh yes sweet darlin'

So glad you are a chi-ild of mine

Child of mine, chi-ild of mine

Oh yes sweet darlin'

So glad you are a chi-ild o-of mine



You don't need directions

You know which way to go

And I don't wanna hold you back

I just wanna watch you grow



You're the one who taught me-ee

You don't have to loo-ook behind

Oh yes sweet darlin'

So glad you are a child of mine

Child of mine, child of mine

Oh yes sweet darlin'

So glad you are a chi-ild of mine



Nobody's gonna kill your dreams

Or tell you how to li-ive your life

There'll always be people

To make it hard for a while

But you'll change their head

When they see you-ou smi-i-i-ile



The times you were born in

May not have been the best

But you can make the times to come

Better than the rest



I know you will be honest

If you can't a-always be kind

Oh yes sweet darlin'

So glad you are a child of mine

Child of mine, chi-ild of mine

Oh yes sweet darlin'

So glad you are a child of mine



Child of mine, chi-ild of mine

Oh yes sweet darlin'

So glad you are a chi-ild of mine