Olivia's Song

I can feel you kicking my stomach, like you’re trying to get out
Into this dangerous place you know nothing about
And it’s true that we can’t wait to meet you
Though I’m unsure of how it’ll go
Will I be the kind of parent you have to outgrow?
In my mind I’m still a little girl
So how am I supposed to teach you how to live in the world?
I’ve never known what the next day would hold, let alone the next year
What the hell am I gonna do when you get here?
'Cause the planet we’re on doesn’t cut it
It’s fucked up beyond all belif
Henry and I, we try, but wer being selfish by growing to three
You’ll add the time to carve a footprint, just through the act of existing
But maybe you’ll fix what were missing
What the hell do I know?
I know I’ve never learned how to read my own mind
So how could I predict what future you will find?
You might be brilliant, funny, and save us from falling apart
Or be irreparably broken, right from the start
So what if I don’t know how to raise a kid
My parents didn’t either, and, hey, I didn’t turn out like they did
Every mistake that they made only showed me a new way to go
In the future
Yeah, I found a future
And you are the future
You know how I know?