When I lie by his side
We must be cheek to cheek
Arms wrapped tight to fall asleep

Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight?
Sorry, pookie bear
It's not that I don't care
But
I have dishes to wash
And bills to write
and a show to watch

Mommy, will you play with me
today?
In a minute, baby
I just have a call to make
before it gets too late

Mommy, can we go to the park?
Maybe later, alligator
I have a mess to pick up
And a load to start

Mommy, my tummy is hungry
I'm coming, honey
I just have to finish this
And then we'll eat, I promise, my sweet

Sometimes I feel torn
Between my life and those I've born
More work and less fun
Time leaves me undone

Some day he'll be a big boy
And he'll have grown up toys
And he won't need mommy anymore
He won't run to my side, holding his arms out wide
Soon he'll be 14, not 4
Mommy, can you hold me?
In the night when he has bad dreams
He needs me all the time it seems

Mommy, can you please sleep with me tonight?
My precious son, my lil one
Maybe just this once
I'll stay and hold him tight


BE SAFE in the storm y'all