[Modern folk, introspective tone, layered harmonies] [Verse 1] My father said, “You’ll understand someday,” And I laughed, then moved away. Now I sound like him when I’m mad, Same tone I swore I’d never have. [Chorus] Sons and daughters, water runs slow, You can’t stop what you don’t know. We build the same house, burn the same room, Hang the same pictures, sweep the same gloom. [Verse 2] My mother writes the same advice, “Be kind, stay warm, think twice.” I read it once, then fold it neat, Her words still hum beneath my feet. [Bridge] We all grow older by surprise, Trading truth for better lies. [Chorus – extended] Sons and daughters, water runs slow, You can’t stop what you don’t know. We build the same house, burn the same room, Hang the same pictures, sweep the same gloom.
