Tell Me Mama

Tell me Mama...

Why is the sky blue

When the clouds are far away?

Why is the grass green

When the day is cold and grey?

Why do most birds sing

When the sun is shining bright

While the lonesome owl

Only hoots at night?

Tell me Mama...

How does the sea know

When to make the tides swell?

How does a wolf know

When to dig her den to dwell?

How does a rocket go

Up into the sky so high

While the mighty osterich

Has its wings but cannot fly?

Tell me Mama...

Where do the stars go

When the sun begins to shine?

Where did the minutes go

When you said "We're out of time?"

Where does the wind blow

When it rustles through the trees

While my sleepy thoughts whisper

"Once upon a midnight breeze?"

Tell me Mama...

What will the future bring

When I grow so big and tall?

What should I dare to dream

When I want to do it all?

What do the words mean

When you tell me "I love you"

While you tuck me in at night?

Now I know. I love you, too.

Tell me Mama...

...tell me again