Jenn Alexander - “Eyelashes“ (single)
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“Like every mommy, and every daddy
When our baby arrived, we held him and said
How could anything be so perfect
From the tips of his fingers
To the top of his... head
Fall turns to winter
A trip to the doctor
She charts his numbers, runs all the tests
Then the mood of the meeting shifts with her posture
Your baby’s not growing, in pace with the rest
I look at those numbers
Then look at my son
He doesn’t stand tall, but His Spirit aglow
And with hope in my voice, I answer that doctor
“There’s something about my son you should know”
You see his eyelashes are growin’ and growin’
They’re telling the world to look him straight in the eye
And I could swear, the way those lashes are goin’
Someday, they’re gonna reach to the sky
Yes someday he and those lashes, will reach to the... sky
When he steps off the bus, I can tell he’s been cryin’
The shrug in his shoulders tells the story too well
The jabs and teasing of other children
Have sent him retreating, into his shell
So lifting his chin with the tip of my finger
I wipe away tears, before they can flow
With love in my voice, I look at my son
And say- “There’s something about yourself you should know”
You see your eyelashes are growin’ and growin’
They’re telling the world to look you straight in the eye
And I could swear, the way those lashes are goin’
Someday, they’re gonna reach to the sky
Yes someday you and those lashes, will reach to the... sky
Well, life isn’t always fair I’ve discovered
Blessings and burdens aren’t predictable things
So all we can ask for as mothers and fathers
Is that through it all, our babies might sing...
My eyelashes are growin’ and growin’
They’re telling the world to look me straight in the eye
And I could swear, the way those lashes are goin’
Someday, they’re gonna reach to the sky
Yes someday me and my lashes, will reach to the... sky
Your eyelashes are growin’ and growin’
They’re telling the world to look you straight in the eye
And I could swear, the way those lashes are goin’
Someday, they’re gonna reach to the sky
Yes someday you and those lashes, will reach to the... sky
from Better Than Fiction (12 Song Album) 2009, released January 1, 2009
Written by Jenn Alexander
©2008 Gone Curly Publishing (ASCAP)
Zodlounge Music Productions
Piano: Lynn Hutchinson“