Wildflowers Between Us

I still see that missing-tooth grin

Singing before you could talk, making up your own bridge

A thousand little questions on your mind

Trying to make sense of this world one day at a time

You always kept things tidy, everything in its place

Had a careful kind of kindness written all across your face

Now you walk in with those bright blue eyes

And I see my little boy in a grown man’s stride

You got your grandpas humor

And your grandma's quiet fire

You make a room feel lighter

Just by walking higher

My little boy grown

Look at you go

Funny, kind, smart

With that heart of gold

I miss those small hands

But I love this man

My little boy grown

(oh, my little boy grown)

You can fix a sink with nothing

Laugh the whole house right awake

You got that talent in your fingers

And that stubborn, steady strength

I used to tuck you in at nighttime

Now you call to check on me

Say, “Mama, you all right?”

Like I’m still the one you need

You got your grandpas good humor

And your grandma's quiet fire

You make a room feel lighter

Just by walking higher

My little boy grown

Look at you go

Funny, kind, smart

With that heart of gold

I miss those small hands

But I love this man

My little boy grown

(oh, my little boy grown)

If I could stop one second

I'd hold that little frame

But time went on and blessed me

With a man who knows my being

And when you call me mama

It still lands like a song

'Cause every year that took you

Also proved me strong

My little boy grown

Look at you go

Funny, kind, smart

With that heart of gold

I miss those small hands

But I love this man

My little boy grown

(oh, my little boy grown)