The hardest things to think about are those you feel the most
And thinking of you now that's what I feel
Like storms that drag the ocean floor and lift it towards the coast
You bring my childhood back so close and real

Rock me, roll me, daddy won't you hold me?
Keep me in your arms the whole night through
Across the dreams of thirty years they're sleeping side by side
The child in me, the newborn child that's you

It isn't just the making love that's made you what you are
And brought the milk that keeps you growing strong
It's knowing what you become depends on how I live
That makes me stare at you so hard and long

Rock me, roll me, daddy won't you hold me?
Keep me in your arms the whole night through
Across the dreams of thirty years they're sleeping side by side
The child in me, the newborn child that's you

If all my past and future life was rolled up in a ball
Would you take it in your arms and hold it tight?
If the frightened child I used to be was standing by the door
Would you share your sleep with him tonight?

Rock me, roll me, daddy won't you hold me?
Keep me in your arms the whole night through
Across the dreams of thirty years they're sleeping side by side
The child in me, the newborn child that's you