There have been a few times in my life when caring for and about someone came down to sitting at bedside and watching them breathe. During one of these times, I wondered if this is what all deep caring comes down to—it is like watching someone breathe. This song celebrates this very basic and heartfelt level of caring.
Lyrics
Watching you breathe
You came into this life
A fair bit early
You had to win a little fight
You were so tiny
And we all knew
You weren't alone
And we smiled as we watched you
Breathe on your own
Watching you breathe
Watching you breathe
We were all so relieved
Watching you breathe
It was a cough that quickly worsened
As these things sometimes will
And by the time we got you in
Your lungs had begun to fill
And you were struggling
To take in air
And when you found your strength
You answered our prayer
CHORUS
In the middle of the night
When I really should be sleeping
In the absence of all light
My mind starts to thinking
About the things we do
To get us through
Of all the places you could be
You're lying here next to me
It's almost too much to believe
Watching you breathe
CHORUS
We take it all for granted
Breathing in and breathing out
Until maybe there’s planted
A little seed of doubt
And then we hold our breath
While we watch them breathe
Watching them breathe
Watching them breathe
We all seem to need
Someone watching us breathe
© Gary Poole, 2017