I would take him on my knee, hold him close to me
And give him a quarter when he asked for a dime
Only kept me, from giving something living, for the world to remember me

And I'd make him paper airplanes, take him to the movies
Provide protection, direction, I'd love him, all I wanted was a son
Well I'd take him to the zoo to see the animals
And I'd buy him lollipops in summertime

I'm a man who has dreamed my whole life away, the day she left me