in my world

john petitt ©1995

she does a sentimental two-step

all around my heart

soon i’ll be waiting on the front step

playing my father’s part

when the bills roll in

some days your chin’s not big enough

yeh, when this way’s got to end

another begins again

and I better thank heaven

for little girls

for little pearls

in my world

he’s full of jumps and joys and questions

when he’s been well fed

hope he’ll be open to suggestions

or he’ll do just as i did

when the clowns walk in

some days your chin’s not big enough

yeh, when this way’s got to end

another begins again

and I better thank heaven

for little boys

for little joys

in my world

she has her good days and her bad but at worst

she’s a bird in song

and we won’t have to worry no we won’t

just where our time has gone

when the storm rolls in

some days your chin’s not big enough

yeh, when this way’s got to end

another begins again

and I better thank heaven

for my girl

for precious words

in my world