I Will Hold You

I will hold you

I will hold you under covers close to my beating heart
I will hold you as you come in to light from the dark

Every drink, every morsel, your every breath I will keep
I will hold you as your eyes drift in to sleep

The twinkle in your chocolate eyes
the brightness of your smile,
I will hold on to the sweetness of your kisses for a while

And when you rush to take on the world
I will hold your little hand
So don’t be afraid to fall boy
Falls are what make a man

My sinking heart will know no depth
as your smile recedes to some distant place,
I will hold my breath as I watch a confusion cloud your face

Every time you pull away,
I will find a way
to hold you closer little boy
And whisper your fears away

I will hold you as grow to be a man one day my son,
I will hold you through the pain
of every knock , ache and burn

Don’t feel alone when I am gone
our meeting with Him is near
For I pray to the Lord, in my final abode
to let me hold you in my prayers.