Can't remember
my first memory of you
You were always there
And now I know
I never knew you well
But I was just a kid
And you were always there
To pick me up every time I fell
And you always
warmed the blanket
to wrap around my feet
When you tucked me into bed
to say my prayers
And I'll bet I never thanked you
Among all the other things
that I took for granted
'Cause you were always there
Yes you were always there
So we never took the time
For you to tell me your dreams
And me to tell you mine
And we never took the time
To talk of love and happiness
And life and death
and heartache
And pain and loneliness
I don't even know
if you were happy
Or if you could have been
Or if you could have one wish
What would it be
Or what would you
do differently
If you could live again
And were you glad
that you gave life to me
And I'd give anythin'
to tell you
That I'm glad
that you were born
But you'll never hear
the words I learned to say
'Cause before I got
to know you
You died of loneliness
And they tell me I grew up
and moved away
Yes you were always there
So we never took the time
For you to tell me your dreams
And me to tell you mine
There are so many things
that could've been
But now we'll never share
'Cause kids don't know much
And you were always there
No kids don't know much
And you were always there