By: Tom Taylor
as sung by: Steve & Annie Chapman
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I count it as a privilege
I count it cause for praise
To kiss my children goodnight
at the close of everyday
For I know too soon they’re up and gone
and walking out the door
And I’ll never have a child to kiss
good night anymore
Its very strange how times have changed
from the
present to the past
When did they grow so quickly
the time has flown so fast
For it seems that only yesterday
I helped him with his shirt
Or pat my baby on the back
or kissed away a hurt
Tell the story read a book
wipe the nose or tie your shoe
They never ask me to rub their back
the way they use to do
Once it was a bother
just a troublesome kind of chore
Now I would give anything
to do it just once more
Mommy bounce me on your knee
Daddy flip me in the air
Throw a rubber ball to me
and help me comb my hair
Mommy tickle my tummy
Daddy hold me high
Let’s go outside for a ride
or make a kite to fly.
...
And I’ll never have a child to kiss
good night anymore