Like You're Still Five Lyrics

There will come a day, not so far from today

When you won't come running to me to tell me 'bout your day, in your breathless little way

The frog you caught under the pier, the mud you put in your sister's ear

Tackling every life's adventure without an ounce of fear

I know I have to let you be free to fly

And I'm not supposed to doubt or question why

But let me lift you off the ground this one last time

And hold you in my arms like you're still five

Let me smell the fresh air and the forest in your hair

Tell me all about your dirt, and the wonders you found under the stairs

So many things to see and do, those fire-breathing dragons you slew

In the backyard before watching Winnie the Pooh

I know I have to let you be free to fly

And I'm not supposed to doubt or question why

But let me lift you off the ground this one last time

And hold you in my arms like you're still five

It's just your old Dad ramblin', but I hope that you can see

Every time I lift you off the ground, you're really lifting me

You've grown so big and strong, it's what I'd hoped for all along

Young man on his own two feet, tryin' not to do it wrong, to just belong

These Dad trials have been worthwhile, but what would really make me smile

Is let your old man lift you off the ground every once in a while

I know I have to let you be free to fly

And I'm not supposed to doubt or question why

But let me lift you off the ground this one last time

And hold you in my arms like you're still five

And hold you in my arms like you're still five