My Little Man To Be

My Little Man To Be

I will teach you how to throw a ball

I will feed you so you'll grow up tall

I will emphasize the weight of wisdom

so you won't have to lead with gall.

I will give you music, art, poetry

I will give you mountains, sky, the sea

I will show you how to treat a woman

and earn the love your mom shows me.

I will offer you my best advice

I will help you tell the men from mice

I will give you every consolation

when your best just won't suffice.

I will teach you how to camp, mow, shave

I will show you how to misbehave

I will pass along the crucial pieces

that my father to me gave.

I will illuminate your surroundings

I will share with you my love of things

I will insist upon your righteousness

without the hate it brings.

I will love you, little man to be

I will give you all the world to see

You'll have every opportunity

to be a better man than me.