The Lilac Time - Father Mother Wife And Child lyrics

The sun goes down behind a cloud The church door now in shade You crossed yourself and you knelt Behind me as you prayed Father mother wife and child I lived alone in August once I went down to the sea I met a girl on holiday With her family She said she hated all these things The way we roll through life So she joined the circus And she became my wife Father mother wife and child The child is the father of the man The mother and the wife The child enjoys the longest days And the longest life A mother's work is never done Contracted in an hour of fun When the wife was just a bride You began to grow inside Father mother wife and child You'll have many roles to play Some you'll lose and some will stay But you can't escape from those That you cannot choose The earth revolves around the sun Infinity has just begun And we are bound to wonder why Like a baby born to cry Father mother wife and child