ooh yeah you came into my life you just made everything right and even though my man has left me behind i don t regret a thing for having you thanks for my child i m really thanking you the man above thanks for my child you brought me so much joy this bundle of love thanks for my child and though your father he ran away free the love i have for you baby is the love i have in me ooh oh i ll stay and watch you grow yes i will i ll raise you by myself a one woman show you make life worth singing a song with you right here with me i ll have the strength to go on thanks for my child i m really thanking you the man above thanks for my child you brought me so much joy this bundle of love i ll hold you in my arms i hold you close to me rock a bye my baby i ll rock you to sleep i understand your language your baby talk you forgot to crawl before you walked there you are just looking so beautiful and all the while you re wrapped in blankets you are my love child thanks for my child here we are today the years have gone by thanks for my child you grew before my eyes time after time thanks for my child and though your daddy he ran away free the love i have for you baby is the love i have in me inside of me the love i have in me oh i just know i ll never let you go no no no no no oh yeah cause you re my sweet baby papa can t preach papa was a rolling stone because he left his beautiful cause he left us all alone but that s okay cause i m your mother baby i carried you for nine months and i m gonna carry you until you can carry yourself on your own i love you sweetheart i love you too mommy2