Bloodline

You're getting older now
I see the lines around your smile
I can see what's coming 'round the corner
And that's a lot for an only child
'Cause I don't know yet
If I want kids of my own
But I know that if I don't
It ends with me
If I had a sister or a brother
We could share the burden with each other
'Cause one day, you'll be gone
Then I'll be gone too
Don't know if we'll carry it on
Oh, but someday if I do
And our family name
It won't just be mine
And I'll see your face
When I'm looking in their eyes
But that's only if I carry on your bloodline
I'm only twenty three
I've got my whole life left to live
I know I shouldn't think like this
But I can't help it
You were forty three when you had me
You took your time but that took mine
And soon you'll leave, then it's just me
Left on the family tree
One day, you'll be gone
Then I'll be gone too
Don't know if we'll carry it on
Oh, but someday if I do
And our family name
It won't just be mine
And I'll see your face
When I'm looking in their eyes
But that's only if I carry on your bloodline
One day, you'll be gone
And then I'll be gone too
If I don't carry it on
There'll be nothing left of you
And it's a heavy weight
That I feel all the time
Not having a way to remember you by
If I don't carry on your bloodline