I Believe in Magic

My son is almost three
He used to look just like his dad
But right now he looks just like me
And as far as I can see, the fruit I bear is sweet
But the apple′s rolling real far from the tree
And falling down the hill so full of love and so carefree
I wonder if the world will treat him any better than it treated me
But, papa, don’t you preach
I tried to teach him every day that nothing good is free
But always should be

And with my roots above, and all my branches down below
Please, tell my boy I love him so
Please, tell the world I have to grow before I go
I just wanted you to know

That I believe in magic, and I believe in sin
I still believe in Heaven, if they′ll never let me in
I started to believe in love the day I met my little twin
I think I might start tryin’ because I haven’t been

My mama′s getting old
Well, it′s contagious, and you’ll catch it like a cold
She won′t admit it, but it’s something that I know
′Cause every year that passes for me passes her a hundredfold
Back in the day, my dad and I would share a laugh at all of her mistakes
But that alliance didn’t save me from her fate
No, I didn′t last ‘til 28
Became a single mom, just crushed under a rake
Of a child growing faster than I think that I can take
I love him anyway
And I remind myself a time will come when he sees me turn grey
And realize it’s too late, like I did with my mother
So now I tell her to her face

With my roots above, and all my branches down below
Please, tell my mom I love her so
Please, tell the world I have to grow before I go
Well, I just wanted you to know

That I believe in magic, and I still believe in sin
I still believe in Heaven, if they′ll never let me in
I started to believe in love the day I met my little twin
And I might start tryin′ because I haven’t been
I haven′t been

I love him so