"Oh, I know you well
All your life I've watched you breathe, I've watched you lie"
The lyrics shows that he knows his children well and all their life he has watched them breath and watched them lie. As in little white lies children tel when they're in trouble.
"I can outlast cold, can you outlast me?"
He hope his children will have a long and prosperous life. He wants them to outlast him. Live longer than he does.
The first verse is about his children.
"Oh, I know you well All your life I've watched you breathe, I've watched you lie"
The lyrics shows that he knows his children well and all their life he has watched them breath and watched them lie. As in little white lies children tel when they're in trouble.
"I can outlast cold, can you outlast me?" He hope his children will have a long and prosperous life. He wants them to outlast him. Live longer than he does.
He then goes on to sing about his wife.
At least thats what i think anyway.