"Then They Do"

In the early rush of morning trying to get the kids to school
One's hanging on my shirttail, another's locked up in her room
And I'm yelling up the stairs
"Stop worrying about your hair. You look fine."

Then they're fighting in the backseat; I'm playing referee
Now someone's gotta go the moment that we leave
And everybody's late; I swear I can't wait till they grow up

Then they do, and that's how it is
It's just quiet in the morning
Can't believe how much you miss all they do, and all they did
You want all the dreams they dreamed of to come true
Then they do

Now the youngest is starting college, she'll be leaving in the fall
Brianna's latest boyfriend called to ask if we could talk
I got the impression
That he's about to pop the question any day

I look over at their pictures sitting in their frames
I see them as babies, guess that'll never change
You pray all their lives that someday they will find happiness

Then they do, and that's how it is
It's just quiet in the morning
Can't believe how much you miss all they do, and all they did
You want all the dreams they dreamed of to come true
Then they do

No more Monday PTA's, no carpools or soccer games
Your work is done; now you've got time that's all your own
You've been waiting for so long for those days to come

Then they do, and that's how it is
It's just quiet in the morning
Can't believe how much you miss all they do, and all they did
You want all the dreams they dreamed of to come true

Then they do

This is the time of year when a lot of our children are making new transitions; maybe getting ready for college or even graduating from college and beginning a new life and a new career.  Perhaps they are getting married; leaving our home to begin a new life with their own home and family.

As parents, we all have hopes and dreams for our children; that they find happiness and success is whatever they do. We want them to do better than we did, and hopefully not repeat some of our mistakes. But at the same time, it is hard to see them go.

It's been a long time since I watched my children walk away from home to start a new life.  Even though I said many times as they were growing up that I could hardly wait until they left home, it was not easy when they did.

I am beginning to see my own children watch their children walk away, and believe they are experiencing many of the same feelings I did.  But, as Trace Adkins says in his song - that's how it is.

~ StinaLisa ~

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"Then They Do"
Recorded by Trace Atkins

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 July 2003