Don't you know I wish I was closer I'll be watching overAnd if you're too small to see I'll lift you on my shouldersIf you're feeling low I'll hold youI wanna be there in the morning So I'm working through the nightAnd I'll be smiling at you yawning When you're rubbing those brown eyesAnd if you ever need me call me I wanna make sure you're alrightI don't wanna be so far from homeYou know your daddy's little soldier And your mother's handsome knightNow don't you worry about dark nights Cause you're carrying the lightAnd no shadows fall when you're aroundDon't you know I wish I was closer I'll be watching overAnd if you're too small to seeI'll lift you on my shoulders If you're feeling low I'll hold youI want you close to me like sunburns On the treesCause when you're close to me my worries Feed from youCause when I'm with you my feet don't touch the groundNo I'm not a kingBut when I'm with you I feel like I'm wearing a crownFor you I sing For you I singFor you I singDon't you know I wish I was closer I'll be watching over32And if you're too small to see I'll lift you on my shouldersIf you're too small to see, I'll lift you on my shouldersIf you're feeling low, I'll hold youOh, don't you knowI wish, I wish you'd know, sirI'll be watching over youAnd if you're too small to see, I'll lift you on my shouldersIf you're feeling low, I'll hold youOh, don't you knowI wish I was closerI'll be watching over