Night, field of stars above us You pick one, we frame it with Our fingers intertwined Seeds of every generation Between our hands And the promise to teach you The little I have learned so far Child, what will you live to do? What have I left for you? What will we leave behind? You, learning as youre growing Not yet knowing the world isnt always Quite as beautiful as it is now Child, what will you live to do? What have I left for you? What will we leave behind? Child, what will you live to do? What have I made for you? What will we leave behind? Night, field of stars above us I pick one and name it for you And all who are to come