I was two, I held the brush,
you held my hand
We'd paint a picture of
the lemon tree
I was five, I climbed a bench
To add a bag of chocolate
chips into your recipe
And I saw you singing
And then pretend not to
As you smile and see your
self in everything I do
And as we grow older,
I see myself too
And I'm proud of my reflection when
you shine through
Your clock begins to chime,
we're back in time
And soon you'll find out
if you got that job
Suddenly I'm on your page,
we're the same age
And I see why you visit 1962 so often
Well I know you still see me,
and take me with you
As you smile and see your
self in everything I do
And as we grow older,
I see my self too
And I'm proud of my reflection when you
shine through
But it's getting harder to pretend,
this isn't getting worse
And I could kill the woman
that stole money from your purse
I can feel you leaving just dark inside
What I wouldn't do
just to rescue you
Is just starting to forget
So birthday each week is what I'll get
And I love it
When you're singing to me
And you take me with you
As you smile and see yourself
In everything I do
And as we grow older,
I see myself too
And I hold on to the mo ments that
you shine through
You're 89, you hold the brush
I hold your hand
We paint a picture of the open sea
And soon you won't remember me