He didnt have to wake up
He'd been up all nite
Lay'n there in bed and listen'n

To his new born baby cry
He makes a pot of coffee
And splashes water on his face

His wife gives him a kiss and says
Its gonna be OK


It wont be like this for long
One day we'll look back laugh'n
At the week we brought her home

This phase is gonna fly by
So baby just hold on
It wont be like this for long


Four years later bout four thirty
She's crawling in there bed

And when he drops her off at preschool
She's clinging to his leg
The teacher peels her off of him

He says what can I do
She says now dont you worry
This will only last a week or two


It wont be like this for long
One day soon you'll drop her off

And she wont even know your gone
This phase is gonna fly by
If you can just hold on

It wont be like this for long

some day soon she'll be a teenager

And at times he'll think she hates him
Then he'll walk her down the isle
And he'll raise her vale

But right now shes up and cry'n
And the truth is that he dont mind
As he kisses her good night

And she says her prayers
He lays down there beside her
Till her eyes are finally closed

And just watch'n her it breaks his heart
Cause he already knows
It wont be like this for long

One day soon that little girl is gonna be
All grown up and gone
Yeah this phase is gonna fly by

He's try'n to hold on
It wont be like this for long
It wont be like this for long