The album includes two different recordings of it, one slow and one fast, and he has said he wrote it with one of his sons in mind.
Takes on the album: Forever Young · Forever Young
The words
A parent's blessing wishing a child courage, truth and a lasting youthful spirit.
A parent offers a blessing to a child, setting out hopes for the life ahead. Verse by verse the wishes pile up: that the child will be honest, brave, surrounded by love, sure of foot and strong in spirit, and will always have a song inside them. Each verse closes with the same refrain, a wish that the child keep a youthful heart however many years pass. The album holds two recordings of it, one slow and tender, the other quicker and more upbeat.
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The words
A parent's blessing wishing a child courage, truth and a lasting youthful spirit.
A parent offers a blessing to a child, setting out hopes for the life ahead. Verse by verse the wishes pile up: that the child will be honest, brave, surrounded by love, sure of foot and strong in spirit, and will always have a song inside them. Each verse closes with the same refrain, a wish that the child keep a youthful heart however many years pass. The album holds two recordings of it, one slow and tender, the other quicker and more upbeat.
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The same year · 1974
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