My Only Child

[Verse 1]
My only child, be not so blind
See what you hold
There are no words, no ears, no eyes
To show them what you know

[Chorus]
Their hands are old
Their faces cold
Their bodies close to freezing, their feelings find
The morning small (The morning small)
Too small to fill their ways with breathing
The evening tall

[Verse 2]
My only child, remember well
The words that you are told
For some of them, it is only easy to survive

[Chorus]
Their hands are old
Their faces cold
Their bodies close to freezing, their feelings find
The morning small
The evening tall

[Verse 3]
Man and wife are feasting the time
The time that lies behind
At home, in sweetness and delight
Drinking the bitter wine

[Chorus]
Their hands are old
Their faces cold
Their bodies close to freezing, their feelings find
The morning small (The morning small)
The evening tall