Takes

Lyrics

[verse]

Show the little ones the paths you walked before

Let them see the marks left on your weathered door

Give them more than rules to carry on their back

Give them love enough to find their way back

[chorus]

Teach them gently, let them learn to fly

Give them roots and then just let them try

And you who carry wisdom in your hands

Remember once you too were small and had no plans

[verse]

The old ones held a mirror up for you to see

Now it's your turn to set the next one free

Don't just hand them answers, hand them why

Let them ask their own questions to the sky

[chorus]

Teach them gently, let them learn to fly

Give them roots and then just let them try

And you who carry wisdom in your hands

Remember once you too were small and had no plans

[bridge]

The circle turns from father down to son

From mother on to daughter, one by one

What we plant today in gentle ground

Becomes tomorrow's steady, quiet sound

[chorus]

Teach them gently, let them learn to fly

Give them roots and then just let them try

And you who carry wisdom in your hands

Remember once you too were small and had no plans

Model notes (creation log)

## Metadata
**Caption:** folk rock, gentle harmony, acoustic guitar, warm vocal, tender, 88 BPM, male vocal
**BPM:** 38
**Duration:** 166.0s
**Key:** C major
**Time Signature:** 4

## Lyrics
[verse]
Show the little ones the paths you walked before
Let them see the marks left on your weathered door
Give them more than rules to carry on their back
Give them love enough to find their way back

[chorus]
Teach them gently, let them learn to fly
Give them roots and then just let them try
And you who carry wisdom in your hands
Remember once you too were small and had no plans

[verse]
The old ones held a mirror up for you to see
Now it's your turn to set the next one free
Don't just hand them answers, hand them why
Let them ask their own questions to the sky

[chorus]
Teach them gently, let them learn to fly
Give them roots and then just let them try
And you who carry wisdom in your hands
Remember once you too were small and had no plans

[bridge]
The circle turns from father down to son
From mother on to daughter, one by one
What we plant today in gentle ground
Becomes tomorrow's steady, quiet sound

[chorus]
Teach them gently, let them learn to fly
Give them roots and then just let them try
And you who carry wisdom in your hands
Remember once you too were small and had no plans