One of Us
Welcoming Life's Journey: Becoming One of Us
Lyrics
Your mom and I, we're counting down
Your mom and I, we're eagerly anticipating the arrival of a significant moment.
The days until that joyful sound,
We are looking forward to the joyous sound associated with your arrival.
When you turn the two of us to three.
Anticipating the transformation from a couple (two of us) to a family of three when you are born.
It was time I guess, and heaven knew
It was the right time, and it seemed destined by heaven for you to come into our lives.
And decided then to give us you.
God, in his wisdom, chose to bless us with you at that moment.
God must know some things that we can't see.
Recognizing that God understands things beyond our comprehension.
And all we are, we are
Expressing acceptance of who we are as individuals.
Who we'll be, we'll be
Acknowledging that our future selves will evolve naturally.
Love and hurt, doubt and trust
Highlighting the inevitable experiences of love, hurt, doubt, and trust in life.
Welcome to being one of us.
Welcome to the shared experience of being part of our family.
Your mother, well, she's strong and steady
Describing the mother's qualities as strong, steady, with a charming Southern accent and exceptional beauty.
Southern drawl and good lord, she's pretty
Complimenting the mother as exceeding the expectations of the speaker's dreams.
She's better than anything I dreamed
Expressing the speaker's commitment to provide everything the child needs.
And honestly, I'm scared to death
Admitting fear about the responsibilities of parenthood.
I'll breathe at last at your first breath.
Anticipating relief and joy when the child takes its first breath.
Everything you need, I'll try to be.
Promise to be there for everything the child requires.
And all we are, we are
Reiterating acceptance of who they are as a family.
And who we'll be, we'll be
Acknowledging the uncertainty of the future and the natural evolution of themselves.
Love and hurt, doubt and trust
Repeating the inevitable experiences of love, hurt, doubt, and trust.
Welcome to being one of us.
Welcoming the child to the shared experience of being part of the family.
As for you, we're soon to see
Expressing anticipation about discovering the child's gender.
A room of blue or maybe pink
Speculating on the color of the child's room (blue or pink).
Mama's black or daddy's dirty blonde
Describing potential physical characteristics inherited from the parents.
Whoever you turn out to be
Emphasizing the everlasting connection between parent and child.
You're forever part of me
Acknowledging the child as an integral part of the speaker's identity.
You turned me to a father from a son
Reflecting on the transformative experience of becoming a father.
All we are, you are
Affirming the child's role in shaping the identity of the family.
And who we'll be, you'll be
Reiterating the uncertainty of the family's future, now shaped by the child.
Love and hurt, doubt and trust
Repeating the inevitability of experiencing love, hurt, doubt, and trust.
Welcome to being one of us
Welcoming the child to the shared experience of being part of the family.
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