Beautiful boy You're growing sick and shedding joy But that's your choosing Beautiful boy Your youth is draining from your eyes Your grip must loosen When will realize Life won't wait for me as you do Twenty winters now Only four I was around Don't you remember? The willow and white pine Long before I called you mine You held yourself so kind I left you blinded by The promise of the young Weightless at the time How it's come to grow Heavy on your soul Breath, grow my love Leave before it kills you (Downstream) I've been so lost I've been afraid God knows I've tried To push you downstream Move like the water runs with the creek It's been so long now It's been so long Since I've been me Since I've been me Since I've been me Since I've been Since I've been me Since I've been me Since I've been