Welcome To The World

I stepped into the theatre Where you lived your first scene Eight floors of illness Flowers and machines Two rooms of newborns Where you met your family In blood and tears and smiles Mixed with promises and fear And we wonder how we'll ride here We wonder how we'll fare We're ready for so much We wish that we were more clear Welcome to the world Welcome to the world Welcome to the world Your mother gently passed me Your bundled baby body Your father told me stories We whispered your new name You didn't cry or open your eyes But you told us just the same The world was moving through you You don't understand its pain And you wonder how we ride here You wonder how we fare You're ready for so much And you wish that we were more clear Welcome to the world Welcome to the world Welcome to the world Time goes by Siblings arrive Cousins arrive The family multiplies And you walk and talk and climb everything And we lay down markers that define Who you are and who am I As the games we play pass by Did we leave you clean water Healthy food, clean air Did we leave you dirty politics And anything that's fair Did we leave enough love behind Amidst the cries of despair Now Grandma forgets your names And Grandpa's sick and tired And checking out of the game And you all have jobs And have moved far away Far, far away I'm a grandpa telling stories We whisper your daughter's new name I can't help but cry as I look in your son's eyes Did we leave you a good place to play Will a world of goodness move through you Will the world spare you its games And we wonder how we ride here We wonder and we care We've been through so much I guess we're lucky we're still here Welcome to the world Welcome to the world Welcome to the world Welcome to the world