Friday Family - Happy Birthday, Page

It wasn't very long ago, I was a boy,
And your mother was just a baby;
But the time flew and I
was a man by and by,
And Cherené turned into a lady.
Then came the day when we stood side by side,
Saying vows before a bridal altar;
And we vowed there and then
that through thick and through thin
The love we shared would never falter.

And it all boils down to the family;
What matters the most is the family.
Father and mother,
Brother and brother
Living the life that was planned to be.
Love begets love like a planted seed;
Love is the root of your family tree.
Love is the sunshine,
Love is your lifeline,
Love is the reason you came to be.
And it all boils down,
It all boils down to the family.

I can still remember how I felt inside
The day we learned that you were coming:
Calm and cool and prepared,
Tense and nervous and scared,
And absolutely sure of one thing–
You had a place in our home and our hearts
That would not be filled without you.
And once you were here
It was perfectly clear
That all of us were thrilled about you.

And it all boils down to the family;
What matters the most is the family.
Father and mother,
Brother and brother
Living the life that was planned to be.
Love begets love like a planted seed;
Love is the root of your family tree.
Love is the sunshine,
Love is your lifeline,
Love is the reason you came to be.
And it all boils down,
It all boils down to the family.

© Copyright 1993 by Dave Burkum (burkum.com).