When I was younger
 I told my mother 
 "I say, one day I'm gonna make you proud"

 Now that I'm older
 It's so much harder
 To say those words out loud

 You're growing taller 
 little smarter
 And one day you're gonna leave home
 Oh, will you look like your mother's father
 Oh, when you are fully grown?

 Ooh ooh oh oh oh oho ho . . .

 When I was younger, I asked my father 
 "Why are we so human?" 
 Now that I'm older
 I think I figured it out
 We're just doing what we can 

 Oh ooh oh oh . . .

 Because I won't 
 I won't lay you down 
 I won't lay you 
 I won't lay you down, oh now
 I won't, I won't lay down 
 I won't lay you, I won't lay you, I won't, I won't lay you down 

 When I was younger, I told my mother
 "I say, one day I'm gonna make you proud"