A Year-Loudon Wainwright III

[ti:A Year] [ar:Loudon Wainwright III] [al:Grown Man] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.49]A Year - Loudon Wainwright III [00:01.44]Written by：Loudon Wainwright III [00:02.62] [00:10.88]The only time I've seen [00:14.27]You was about a year ago [00:19.39] [00:21.20]I was afraid to hold you [00:25.37]But I wanted you to know [00:29.84] [00:31.91]I touched your tiny perfect [00:34.97]Hand [00:35.94] [00:38.53]Before I went uptown [00:40.52] [00:42.37]I didn't pick you up because [00:47.00]I'd have to put you down [00:50.56] [00:53.22]For reasons that don't make [00:56.64]Much sense and you won't understand [01:02.13] [01:03.99]I've stayed away for your first year [01:09.65]It's sort of what I planned [01:13.45] [01:14.97]But I've been in your neighbourhood [01:19.08] [01:21.70]Sometimes just blocks away [01:24.29] [01:25.81]I didn't come to visit you [01:31.94]Because I couldn't stay [01:35.10] [01:36.82]There was a baby on a plane [01:41.49] [01:44.02]Maybe she was two [01:45.99] [01:47.69]And she was smiling at me [01:51.77]I [01:52.74] [01:54.44]Was not sure what to do [01:56.95] [01:58.74]I've kept my distance from you [02:01.83] [02:05.14]A year's much more than a while [02:07.60] [02:09.67]And so I looked away from her [02:14.00] [02:15.93]Too ashamed to smile [02:18.75] [02:20.95]When I saw you last year [02:24.23]I knew that there was no mistake [02:29.96] [02:31.68]Amazing things can happen [02:35.18] [02:36.48]Why just look what life can make [02:40.56] [02:42.55]But life can get so hard sometimes [02:46.60] [02:49.31]Some feelings can't be tamed [02:52.13] [02:53.34]And people get so angry [02:57.11] [02:59.56]Frightened and ashamed [03:02.59] [03:04.52]You've been a sort of secret for a year [03:11.42]I've told but few [03:13.34] [03:15.44]Although I'm sure that where you are [03:20.42] [03:21.73]So many must love you [03:24.46] [03:26.70]And I've passed by your window [03:30.15] [03:34.04]But haven't dared look in [03:35.65] [03:37.52]Although I know I'd love you too [03:42.93]I'm too scared to begin