[Verse 1]
Little Alex, with muddy boots,
Runnin' wild, chasin' new pursuits.
Frogs in jars and sticks as swords,
A kingdom built from backyards and boards.
He laughed like the creek, bright and free,
But time kept stealing him from me.
[Chorus]
Oh, Alex, where’d the time all go?
Yesterday a boy, today you grow.
Your shadow stretches, your path’s your own,
But my heart aches, watching you leave home.
[Verse 2]
First day of school, he clutched my hand,
A tiny soldier with no battle plan.
Then came ball games, and scraped-up knees,
Late-night talks 'neath the sycamore trees.
Now he's taller than the old barn gate,
And I can't stop the hands of fate.
[Prechorus]
I see the man you're bound to be,
But I still see the boy climbing that tree.
[Chorus]
Oh, Alex, where’d the time all go?
Yesterday a boy, today you grow.
Your shadow stretches, your path’s your own,
But my heart aches, watching you leave home.
[Bridge]
Every year’s a chapter I can’t rewrite,
From bedtime stories to Friday night lights.
Though it’s bittersweet, it’s love that remains,
Through every joy and every growing pain.