Erik you are my son
Do you know you're my son
You became my whole life
When your life was begun
Do you know that the man
Who protected you always
Has been your father
Yes I know I'm your son
And I more than surmise
I have known for some years
That my eyes are your eyes
And I've wondered how long
It would take you
To tell me it's true
Now that you know
I must tell you I'm grateful for you
No it is I who am grateful to you
My father
For the music alone
It's been worth all the pain
And a life of perpetual
Darkness and rain
For inside you the light of the soul
Of your mother has shone
Erik you are my son and my boy
And my life and my own
And what did you think of it
Think of what
Your infant's face
Ah Itcould have been better
Remember the day
I looked down into the water
Yes
I thought I had seen
a sea monster
I remember
I hadthat's the irony
And then for a while
I thought I was only dreaming
I went through that phase too
Not a good face for a tenor
I remember thinking
Not even for a baritone
Noit is a good voice isn't it
Very good You would have
had a fine career
Will you bury me deep
I must never be found
When at last I find sleep
And I'm cold in the ground
Yes I promise I'll never allow you
To be on display
Erik you are my son
I have known all along
And the light of my life
I have known all along
Erik you are my son and my boy
And my love and my own