itwon'tbelikethisforlong
hedidn'thavetowakeup
he'dbeenupallnite
lay'nthereinbedlisten'n
tohisnewbornbabycry
hemakesapotofcoffee
hesplasheswateronhisface
hiswifegiveshimakissandsays
it'sgonnabeok
itwon'tbelikethisforlong
onedaysoonwe'lllookbacklaugh'n
attheweekwebroughtherhome
thisphaseisgonnaflyby
sobabyjustholdon
itwon'tbelikethisforlong
fouryearslaterboutfourthirty
she'scrawlingintherebed
andwhenhedropsheroffatpreschool
she'sclingingtohisleg
theteacherpeelsheroffofhim
hesayswhatcanido
shesays>tyouworry
thiswillonlylastaweekortwo
itwon'tbelikethisforlong
onedaysoonyou'lldropheroff
andshewon'tevenknowyourgone
thisphaseisgonnaflyby
ifyoucanjustholdon
itwon'tbelikethisforlong
somedaysoonshe'llbeateenager
andattimesyou'llthinkshehateshim
thenhe'llwalkherdowntheisle
andhe'llraisehervale
butrightnowsheupandcry'n
andthetruthisthathedon'tmind
ashekisseshergoodnight
andshesaysherprayers
helaysdowntherebesideher
tillhereyesarefinallyclosed
andjustwatch'nheritbreakshisheart
causehealreadyknows
itwon'tbelikethisforlong
>be
allgrownupandgone
yeahthisphaseisgonnaflyby
he'stry'ntoholdon
itwon'tbelikethisforlong
itwon'tbelikethisforlong