10 and going on twenty.

You want to be

A big guy now.

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Fishin’ with your dad.

You’ve got your own poles,

Tacklebox and bait.

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You put the worm on yourself.

You want to play big boys

Video games.

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I’m trying to spare you reality.

But it stares you in the face,

Luring you in.

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Someday you’ll want to do more

Than play video games, fish

And build model cars.

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You’ll find a girlfriend

Who’ll take your breath away.

And you will break her heart.

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You’re going to be a heart breaker.

A mother knows.

Blonde hair and big brown eyes.

And so it goes.

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Occasionally you tell little lies.

Your daddy asks where his hammer is,

Or a missing screw.

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I tell him I don’t know.

Suspicion turns towards you.

But you blame your little sister.

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What else is a big brother supposed to do?

I tell your daddy we need to buy you

A set of your own tools.

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About you I tell your daddy,

Someday he’ll grow up and be just like you.

I love you….