All they want is your presence
When you are present
They just want you to be there when you’re present
Just give them this
Don’t try to resist
If you can do it you’ll discover the purest bliss
Water for the fish
So there that it’s missed
This is how they will reminisce
Take back your power
Work fewer hours
Help build the forts and play in the towers
They will remember
The First of Octember
You will be giving them memories so tender
Take them for walks
Listen while they talk
Always remember your sidewalk chalk
Listen to each child
Let them be wild
And then automatically be first to smile
Listen without speaking
Listen when you’re freaking
Close your eyes and listen to them breathing
It’s simple but hard
They’re slippery as lard
To catch them you have to let down your guard
Be a confidant
It’s you that they want
But you have to keep it nonchalant
That’s all there is to it
Don’t say you can’t do it
That’s the same as admitting you’re the one who blew it
All they want is your presence
When you are present
They just want you to be there when you’re present
