Verse 1:
G F
My son is almost three
Em
He used to look just like his dad
D#
But right now he looks just like me
Em C#m C
And as far as I can see, the fruit I bear is sweet
G# G
But the apple's rolling real far from the tree
F Em
And falling down the hill so full of love and so carefree
D# Em
I wonder if the world will treat him any better than it treated me
C#m C
But papa, don't you preach
G# G F Em
I tried to teach him every day that nothing good is free, but always should be
Pre-Chorus
D# Am G C
And with my roots all bond and all my branches down below
Am G C Am G
Please tell my boy I love him so
C Am
Please tell the world I have to grow before I go
G C
I just wantd you to know
Verse 2:
G
My Momma's getting old
F Em
Well, it's contagious, and you'll catch it like a cold
D# Em
She won't admit it, but it's something that I know
C#m C G#
'Cause every year that passes for me passes her a hundredfold
G F Em
Back in the day, my dad and I would share a laugh at all of her mistakes
D# Em
But that alliance didn't save me from her fate
C#m
No, it didn't, I'm still twenty-eight
C G#
Became a single mom, just crushed under a rake
G F
Of a child growing faster than I think I can take
Em
I love him anyway
D# G
And I remind myself a time will come when he sees me turn grey
F Em
And realize it's too late, like I did with my mother
D# Em C#m C
So now I tell it to his face
Pre-Chorus
D# Am G C
And with my roots all bond and all my branches down below
Am G C Am G
Please tell my mom I love her so
C Am
Please tell the world I have to grow before I go
G C
I just wantd you to know