Oh My...

I can't listen to this song without getting choked up. There are lots of songs out there that describe the parent/child relationship, but I think this one does it without the cheese, and it has Alison Krauss in the background so I love it for that reason too. These words are dedicated to my Ava, with love, from mom.

The One Who Knows

Words and music by Dar Williams

Time it was I had a dream

You're the dream come true

If I had the world to give

I'd give it all to you

I'll take you to the mountains

I will take you to the sea

I'll show you how this life became

A miracle to me

You'll fly away

But take my hand until that day

So when they ask how far love goes

When my job's done

You'll be the one who knows

All the things you treasure most

Will be the hardest ones

I will watch you struggle on

Before the answers come

But I won't make it harder

I'll be there to cheer you on

I'll shine the light that guides you down

The road you're walking on

You'll fly away

But take my hand until that day

So when they ask how far love goes

When my job's done

You'll be the one who knows

Before the mountains call to you

Before you leave this home

I want to teach your heart to trust

As I will teach my own

But sometimes I will ask the moon

Where it shined upon you last

And shake my head and laugh and say

It all went by so fast

You'll fly away

But take my hand until that day

So when they ask how far love goes

When my job's done

You'll be the one who knows