welcome to earth (pollywog)

Singer:sturgill simpson

hello

my son

welcome to earth

you may not be my last

but you'll always be my first

wish i'd done this ten years ago

but how could i know

how could i know

that the answer was so easy

i've been told you measure a man

by how much he loves

when i hold you

i treasure each moment i spend

on this earth

under heaven above

grandfather always said god's a fisherman

and now i know the reason why

and if some times daddy has to go away

but please don't think it means i don't love you

oh

how i wish i could be there everyday

cause when i'm gone it makes me so sad and blue

and holding you is the greatest love i've ever known

when i get home it breaks my heart

seeing how much you've grown all on your own

hearing you cry makes me cry

it made me cry

hearing me cry

a thousand miles away

every cry

Lyric Context: welcome to earth (pollywog) - sturgill simpson