"Dear Buddy" lyrics

I know when your head hits the pillow at night
And the world that you met keeps spinning a web for all the questions that you have
When you love so much it gets hard
When you love so much it gets hard

Do you know that I'd hold you in my arms forever if I could?
Even when you grow much taller than me with your legs dangling to the ground
When you love so much it gets hard
When you love so much it gets harder

I wish that I could be the roof to shield you from the rain
But then you miss the way it cools you down again

You can look at a tree and see colors in it that I never knew
The crack in the sidewalk that we pass by everyday will always remind me of you
Some things do stay the same
When you love so much it gets hard
When you love so much it gets harder

I wish that I could be the shoes you wear to win a race
But then you miss how good it can feel to lose with grace
And I wish I could be your wings but you would never learn to fly
So I'll let go, take off, come home again sometime