Child, when you drift br Far away from home br And sail out along the wind-tossed sea br Like a ship alone at night br Guided by the luminescent light of distant stars, br I will have no way of knowing br If the people who surround you br Are treating you right br And if you still smile in the sunlight. br br Don’t forget you’re loved in the midst br Of life’s onslaught of chaotic events; br There are secret prayers echoing br In the chambers of a tender heart br That will always exist and be an integral part br Of whom you are as a human being, br Hands that will still touch your hands br In reassuring midnight dreams. br br God will not leave you unprotected br Even a thousand miles from my breath br And I will not forget any promise I made to you br Even if I close my eyes unwillingly to death.