MY LITTLE STAR _MAURICE KINGMAN

You’re asleep in the backseat

Shoes kicked off

One sock gone

Crayon hearts on the window

You hum a half-made song

You ask the hardest questions

Like

“Dad

How big is sky?”

I stumble through an answer

You just laugh and roll your eyes

I never knew my heart could stretch this far

’Til you wrapped your tiny fingers ’round my scars

Every fear I had falls quiet in your arms

My little girl

My little star

I’d give you all I am

All I am

My little star

Breakfast burns on the Sunday

You’re dancing in the spill

Cereal on your pajamas

You say

“I like chaos still” (hey!)

Tiny crown made of foil

You say

“Today I rule”

You sit me down at your table

Serve tea from plastic jewels

I never knew my heart could stretch this far

’Til you wrapped your tiny fingers ’round my scars

Every fear I had falls quiet in your arms

My little girl

My little star

I’d give you all I am

All I am

My little star

One day you’ll drive this car

Seat pulled up

Mirror changed

I’ll be waving from the driveway

So proud

So scared

Amazed

But even when the road

Takes you somewhere far

You’ll always be that backseat dreamer

My little star (oh)

I never knew my heart could stretch this far

’Til you wrapped your tiny fingers ’round my scars

Every fear I had falls quiet in your arms

My little girl

My little star

I’d give you all I am

All I am

My little star

Oooh