Thomas Helmig Flower Child
You take that perfect seed
You plant that love so deep
You fold your hands and pray for rain
Daddy liked to drink and smoke
Mama thought your dreams were a joke
You grew up dark in a garden of pain
Like the sun and the rain forgot your name
When nobody waters a flower child
You get a scared little girl with a broken heart
Growing wild I think I’m in love
I’ve got the water for my flower child
My love can fill this pail
And bring you back to health
And make those petals wanna stay
You’ve gone from man to man to man
But still you can not stand
I’ve got the sun right in my hands
Can’t you see that I will understand?
When nobody waters a flower child
You get a scared little girl with a broken heart
Growing wild I think I’m in love
Oh my flower child I think I’m in love
I’ve got the water for my flower child
Has the light gotten through to you?
Don’t be afraid to say you feel it too
I know inside you there’s a sweet perfume
