Although you see the
world different than me
Sometimes I can touch upon

the wonders that you see
All the new colors and
pictures you've designed

Oh yes, sweet darling
So glad you are a child of mine


(chorus)
Child of mine, child of mine
Oh yes, sweet darling

So glad you are a child of mine

You don't need direction

you know which way to go
And I don't want to hold you back
I just want to watch you grow

You're the one who taught me
you don't have to look behind
Oh yes, sweet darling

So glad you are a child of mine

(chorus)


Nobody's gonna kill your dreams
or tell you how to live your life

There'll always be people
to make it hard for a while
But you'll change their heads

when they see you smile

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 always be kind
Oh yes, sweet darling

So glad you are a child of mine

(chorus 2x)