Tiny Hero (For Joseph)

In honor of my son Joseph I'm posting lyrics to the song I wrote for him when he was just learning to walk.


Something he picked up much easier than walking? Reading.


He's in 5th grade and reading at a late 9th grade level and blowing away all his school's goals. His principal called yesterday to tell us personally. Yep, he's my hero more and more each day.


Joseph deserves a much better recording that the one linked here (it's pretty bad), and since it's a lot of people's favorite I'll get a better version out there some day, but for now...


Tiny Hero
By DJ Stipe
I lay you down to sleep
Let me take your cape, your hat
Before you start counting sheep
I know your mother's smile
Looks right at home there on your face
But now it's time for dreams of Dora
Spiderman and Thomas the Train


(Chorus)
You look up to me
Like nobody ever has
And of me it seems
You think the world
But it's my life that's blessed
By watching you live yours
You're my tiny hero


Look, up in your room
It's a bird
No, it's a plane
No, that's my son
Faster than a speeding bullet
He learned to walk
Then took off at a run
Able to leap off tall curbs
Now all by yourself
You used to hold my hand
It's bitter sweet kryptonite
Watching time grow you up, my little man


(Chorus)
You look up to me
Like nobody ever has
And of me it seems
You think the world
But it's my life that's blessed
By watching you live yours
You're my tiny hero




Thanks for your eyeballs.
- DJ