I have a somewhat different comprehension of this oh-so-beautiful song. To me, this song deals with the difficulty of watching your kids grow up and eventually become independent individuals as well as hoping you gave your kids all they needed to become fully fonctional as adults in Life. All of this through the eyes (voice?) of the mother of an expecting woman.
"I stand outside this woman's work"
"This woman's world"
(I have to know and accept my role as a grandmother and not intervene inappropriately in my grandchild's life because it's not MY kid)
"Ooh, it's hard on the man"
"Now his part is over"
"Now starts the craft of the father"
(Any father as sensible as I am agrees that it's hard for a man to accept that men have such a little contribution in the "creation" process that it almost makes us feel obsolete)
"I know you have a little life in you yet"
"I know you have a lot of strength left"
(I know how you feel now that you're expecting but I also know how strong you are)
"I should be crying, but I just can't let it show"
"I should be hoping, but I can't stop thinking"
"Of all the things I should've said"
"That I never said"
"All the things we should've done"
"That we never did"
"All the things I should've given"
"But I didn't"
(Ultimately, parents are worried that they may have made the wrong choices concerning their beloved kids throughout their life as parents and ultimately, wrong choices will have been made. It's just so hard to accept that!)
"Oh, darling, make it go"
"Make it go away"
(Please, tell me you understand that everything I did for you I did with your well-being in mind, whatever the results were)
"Give me these moments back"
"Give them back to me"
"Give me that little kiss"
"Give me your hand"
(I remember when you were my little girl. I so miss those precious moments we had)
This song just rips my heart out. Being a parent is really the most beautiful and most terrible thing that a human being can live.
I have a somewhat different comprehension of this oh-so-beautiful song. To me, this song deals with the difficulty of watching your kids grow up and eventually become independent individuals as well as hoping you gave your kids all they needed to become fully fonctional as adults in Life. All of this through the eyes (voice?) of the mother of an expecting woman.
"I stand outside this woman's work" "This woman's world" (I have to know and accept my role as a grandmother and not intervene inappropriately in my grandchild's life because it's not MY kid)
"Ooh, it's hard on the man" "Now his part is over" "Now starts the craft of the father" (Any father as sensible as I am agrees that it's hard for a man to accept that men have such a little contribution in the "creation" process that it almost makes us feel obsolete)
"I know you have a little life in you yet" "I know you have a lot of strength left" (I know how you feel now that you're expecting but I also know how strong you are)
"I should be crying, but I just can't let it show" "I should be hoping, but I can't stop thinking" "Of all the things I should've said" "That I never said" "All the things we should've done" "That we never did" "All the things I should've given" "But I didn't" (Ultimately, parents are worried that they may have made the wrong choices concerning their beloved kids throughout their life as parents and ultimately, wrong choices will have been made. It's just so hard to accept that!)
"Oh, darling, make it go" "Make it go away" (Please, tell me you understand that everything I did for you I did with your well-being in mind, whatever the results were)
"Give me these moments back" "Give them back to me" "Give me that little kiss" "Give me your hand" (I remember when you were my little girl. I so miss those precious moments we had)
This song just rips my heart out. Being a parent is really the most beautiful and most terrible thing that a human being can live.