Dirty Knees

Dirty Knees

You don’t know it yet

Your time is way too short

Play the way you want to

Run across the meadows

Jump in the summer sun

And let your knees get dirty

You are a little girl

A free spirit

Blessed with energy and excitement

And an innocence to see the world

So be who you are

Your time is short

The day will come when you are grown

With a job and a child

And, on the toughest days

You will remember when you ran and jumped

When you loved getting your knees dirty

And maybe you will smile

When your daughter comes home with dirty knees