by Michael Groetsch

It seems so very long ago

That I was just a child,

I would ride my bike fall and cry

But you always made me smile.

You walked me to the school bus

Waited till it was gone,

Read me bedtime stories

Held me when it stormed.

 

Our lives are like the seasons

They come and go so fast,

Fall quickly turns to winter

Time never seems to last.

 

I look into your aging eyes

I hear your fading voice,

Growing old and needing help

Is not within our choice.

The years have passed so quickly

They turned our lives around,

But as you always did for me

I’ll never let you down.

 

Our lives are like the seasons

They come and go so fast,

Fall quickly turns to winter

Time never seems to last.

 

It’s like I’ve become your father

And you’ve become my son,

Our roles in life have turned around

Until our lives are done.

 

Our lives are like the seasons

They come and go so fast,

Fall quickly turns to winter

Time never seems to last.

 

It seems so very long ago that I was just a child.