The only love I ever trusted Was the love between a mother and her child And when she died my shelter flooded So I had to learn to swim or die I told myself I was a fighter I taught myself to dream and never cry But all that changed the night of your birth The night you never opened your eyes All the tears I'd never cried Fell that night Fell that night Oh, Jack and I held your hands so tight Kissed your head goodnight It's just goodnight We watched you fly Fly little pelican, fly We watched you fly Fly little pelican, fly