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Hug Them Now
by
Alice C. Bateman
There's a little baby girl on my hip
And a young boy over there, just a slip
A small boy who will grow into a man
Better hug them now, while I can
In a short time they'll be pushing me away
Saying Mommy, we want to run and play
Our friends have all gone down to Johnnie's place
Come on, Sis, come on, let's have a race
At twelve they want to go live with their Dad
A fact that makes their mother very sad
You walked out the door just yesterday
I'm wondering if you'll be gone to stay
Their teenage years will be here in a flash
Then it's, Hey Mom, have you got some cash
And by the way can we take out the car
The party where we're going's pretty far
Our children grow so fast, we stay the same
Just trying hard to keep pace with the game
And one fine day when we are old and grey
We'll think about the way things are today
There's a little baby girl on my hip
And a young boy over there, just a slip
A small boy who will grow into a man
Better hug them now, while I can
Note: This was first written when Michael and Krystal were babies. The Friday before I had a Monday morning appointment at a studio to record a demo of this {it's a song} to send to Anne Murray {a popular Canadian singer}, Krystal left to move in to her Dad's {the first time}. She's already been back for a year, and now is at her Dad's again!
By the way, Anne Murray never responded to the song one way or another. I finally rescinded the offer, and now plan to record it myself very soon. Alice
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