There’ll come a time when I have to let you go

Although you’re lying here asleep in my arms

With your tumbling sunshine and your dancing ocean blue

How on earth will I ever release you?

Loving you the way I do

There’ll come a time when you want to go your own way

Although you’re happy now between your mom and me

With your ruby rosebuds in a smile that validates my life

How on earth will I ever release you?

Loving you the way I do

To love something so much is very frightening

Something more than yourself

You came along and you’ve been ocean lightening

Is there really anything else?

Was there ever really anything else?

There’ll come a time when I have to let you go

Although you know I’ll always be here if you need me

And all I ask is that you call to let us know how you are

For you know that I will miss you

Loving you the way I do

Loving you the way I do