[Verse 1]
Isley Dale is balanced, flexing talent on a chair
Looks at me in between locks of golden hair
Improvising wordless harmonies to all my songs
Grabs a ukulele and begins to strum along
[Pre-Chorus]
And I know it goes fast
Everybody says that
It’s just a thing you’re supposed to say
But it’s real
And you can’t know how it feels
Until you’re well on your way
[Chorus]
How many rotations am I gonna get with you?
To share with you the wisdom & magic spells I have accrued?
All the laughter and the longing
Sunsets and early dawnings
Bad jokes & silly drawings
On any misadventure that you choose
When I’m gone, you’ll carry on & carry all that there is left of me with you
[Verse 2]
Now Isley’s in thе backyard with fists of Dandelion
Mixing potions up in mason jars with mint and wild violet
Werе that I could trap that laughter in a vial around my neck
Save it for the hard times so that I could open it
[Pre-Chorus]
‘Cause I know it goes fast
Everybody says that
It’s on every fellow parents lips
But it’s true, and it’s coming fast for you
That sweet and beautiful eclipse
[Chorus]
How many rotations am I gonna get with you?
To share with you the wisdom & magic spells I have accrued?
How many breakfasts before sunset?
How many songs you haven't heard yet?
Only so long until I forget who I am and what I do
When I’m gone, you’ll carry on & carry all that there is left of me with you
[Cornet Solo]
[Reprise]
And I know that you are not me
I would never ask you to be
You are more than I could honestly ever have expected to be true
But when I’m gone, you’ll carry on
& carry all that there is left of me with you