(Bb)School bag in hand,

she leaves (F)home in the (Am)ear ly morn ing,

wav ing good (Bbm)bye

with an (F)ab sent mind ed (Am)smile.

(Bb)I watch her (Bbm)go

with a (F)surge of that (Am)well known sad ness, and I have to (Csus)sit down for a (F)while.

The (Bb)feel ing that I’m (C)los ing her for (F)ev er

and (Bb)with out real ly (C)en ter ing her (F)world.

I’m (Bb)glad when ev er I can share her (F)laugh ter, that (Csus)fun ny (C)lit tle girl.

Slip ping through my (Bb)fin gers all the time, I try to cap ture ev ’ry min ute,

the (Bb)feel ing (F)in it.

Slip ping through my (Csus)fin gers (C)all the time, do I real ly (Bb)see what’s in her mind?

Each time I think I’m close to know ing

she (Bb)keeps on (F)grow ing.

Slip ping through my (Csus)fin gers (C)all the time.

(Bb)Sleep in our eyes,

her and (F)me at the (Am)break fast ta ble,

bare ly a (Bbm)wake,

I let (F)pre cious time go (Am)by.

(Bb)Then when she’s (Bbm)gone,

there’s that (F)old mel an (Am)chol y feel ing and a sense of (Csus)guilt I can’t de (F)ny.

What (Bb)hap pened to the (C)won der ful ad (F)ven tures,

the (Bb)plac es I had (C)planned for us to (F)go?

Well, (Bb)some of that we did, but most we (F)did n’t and (Csus)why, I (C)just don’t know.

Slip ping through my (Bb)fin gers all the time, I try to cap ture ev ’ry min ute,

the (Bb)feel ing (F)in it.

Slip ping through my (Csus)fin gers (C)all the time, do I real ly (Bb)see what’s in her mind?

Each time I think I’m close to know ing

she (Bb)keeps on (F)grow ing.

Slip ping through my (Csus)fin gers (C)all the time.

Some (Bb)times I wish that I could freeze the (F)pic ture

and (Bb)save it from the (C)fun ny tricks of time.

Slip ping through my (Bb)fin gers.

Slip ping through my (Csus)fin gers (C)all the time.

(Bb)School bag in hand, she leaves (F)home in the ear ly morn ing,

wav ing good (Bbm)bye

with an (F)ab sent mind ed (Am)smile.