Ellis

February twenty-seventh, two thousand seventeen

Twelve-o-seven PM, you became my everything

From the moment that you got here, you brought the light

Funny and so talkative, making my world bright

You always have a story, you always have a smile

I just want to sit and listen to you for a while

Ellis, you are only nine years old right now

But you're a young gentleman, and you make me proud

No matter how the years pass or how much you grow

You will always be my baby, I need you to know

Deep inside my heart is where you'll always stay

My sweet boy, forever and a day

I think about the season when I was getting sick

Going through the chemo, when the shadows felt so thick

You were only five, but you stood right by my side

You held my hair back when I broke down and cried

Your little hand would pat my back to soothe the pain

Saying "Everything is gonna be okay" through the rain

Ellis, you are only nine years old right now

But you're a young gentleman, and you make me proud

No matter how the years pass or how much you grow

You will always be my baby, I need you to know

Deep inside my heart is where you'll always stay

My sweet boy, forever and a day

You are always there for the people that you love

So helpful and so caring, you always step up

You carry so much kindness for a boy so young

Healing all my worries with the words on your tongue

I look at who you are, and I'm amazed by what I see

The greatest thing that ever could have happened to me

Ellis, you are only nine years old right now

But you're a young gentleman, and you make me proud

No matter how the years pass or how much you grow

You will always be my baby, I need you to know

Deep inside my heart is where you'll always stay

My sweet Ellis, forever and a day