[Chorus]
Stay young
Stay small, my boy
Fit inside these arms forever
'Cause the world's not all it's cracked up to
Be (Be)
I sigh
I cry, my boy
Soon you'll see the world is not this room
And I can't keep you from the pain that you'll have to
See (See)

[Verse]
Lord, it's tough to hold my son in the moment
I need to keep him safe, tell me which direction this world is going
I feel the same for my lack of faith when you walk the ocean
Eve bit the apple, my faith is weak, and my trust is broken
There's things that I can't keep him from
Like the loneliness you feel in the realizations of growing up
Like a best friend at his mother's bedsidе when she passes from thе leukemia
Like a coach about to die asking you why he's gotta leave his son
I hate the weakness of owning up to sins of past
I hate the weakness of giving up what I used to have
I hate the weakness of showing my son what makes me sad
He said a present father is worth way more than a perfect dad
[Chorus]
Stay young
Stay small, my boy
Fit inside these arms forever
'Cause the world's not all it's cracked up to
Be (Be)
I sigh
I cry, my boy
Soon you'll see the world is not this room
And I can't keep you from the pain that you'll have to
See (See)

[Outro]
Stay young