WHEN YOUR CHILD FLIES AWAY
IT'S NEVER EASY, NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE SAYS
THEY GO OFF TO SCHOOL, MILES AWAY
YOU GRIEVE AND YOU CRY AND THINK YOU WILL DIE
YOU KNOW IN YOUR HEART LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME
AND SURE ENOUGH, WHEN THEY COME HOME
SEEMS LIKE THEY KNOW ALL THERE IS TO BE KNOWN
YOUR HEART BREAKS FOR THE CHILD YOU ONCE KNEW
CAUSE THIS ONE IS NOT ANY ONE THAT YOU KNOW
YOU TRY TO EXPLAIN THE TEARS THAT YOU SHED
THEY HAVE NO CONCEPTION OF WHAT IS A HEAD
IT'S YOU MOM, YOU'RE THE ONE THAT HAS CHANGED
YOU DEVOTED YOUR LIFE AS A WIFE AND A MOTHER
SO THEY COULD HAVE THE PERFECT LIFE
NOW THAT'S ALL THEY'VE EVER KNOWN
NO APPREACTION FOR THE SACRAFICES YOU DID
SO FLY LITTLE BIRDIE, I'LL BE HERE WHEN YOU BID