Name: To My Children
Duration: P00H03M12S
Description: The first draft was written circa 1980 about 20 years before I had my first child. The final draft was completed in 2021 when both my children had become adults.

To My Children

by Matthew S. Levine

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The first draft was written circa 1980 about 20 years before I had my first child. The final draft was completed in 2021 when both my children had become adults.

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To My Children
Matthew Levine

If I had one more day to live
What would I say to my children
If I had one thing left to give
What would I give to my children

When I was young and strong and proud
I'd tell my father right out loud,
“When I grow up I’m going to be...”
But life had other plans, you see
Still it has been good to me
Will it be good to my children?

If I had one more song to sing
What would I sing to my children
If I could teach them one more thing
What would I teach my children

If I could start again somehow
Knowing things that I know now
What would I do differently?
Who would I turn out to be?
And how would I change history?
How would it be for my children?

–Solo– ִ

With just one moment left to share
I’d run my fingers through their hair
And say, “No matter what you do
And all the pain you may go through
Just remember I love you

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released May 29, 2022

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