I'm holding this picture – You drew when you were four –
It was one we proudly hung – On our refrigerator door –
I found it in the attic – In your old dresser drawer –
By a pillow that we made you – And a blanket that you had –
When we learned to chase the monsters – From underneath your bed –
And I remember –

How I learned how to hold you when you cried – I learned how to let you be strong –
Learned how to calm you in the dark – Learned how to listen with my heart –
I learned how to watch you grow – But how will I learn to let go –

And when I walk in your bedroom – The memories that I keep –
Are bedtime stories – And rocking you to sleep –
And as I held you – You'd drift off to dream – And I know
It might sound crazy – Now that you are grown –
But yesterday still feels – Like the day we brought you home –
And I remember –