71 If

John Lennon would have been 71 years old today had he lived.  It is a good time to think about the music that he left behind.  One of my favorites is Beautiful Boy which he wrote for Sean.  Back when Lee was a little boy I would always sing it to him.  It was also played at his Bar Mitzvah.  This morning when we were in the car Ken Dashow played it on his Breakfast with the Beatles show on Q-104.3.



Close your eyes,
Have no fear,
The monsters gone,
He's on the run and your daddy's here,

Beautiful,
Beautiful, beautiful,
Beautiful Boy,

Before you go to sleep,
Say a little prayer,
Every day in every way,
It's getting better and better,

Beautiful,
Beautiful, beautiful,
Beautiful Boy,

Out on the ocean sailing away,
I can hardly wait,
To see you to come of age,
But I guess we'll both,
Just have to be patient,
Yes it's a long way to go,
But in the meantime,

Before you cross the street,
Take my hand,
Life is just what happens to you,
While your busy making other plans,

Beautiful,
Beautiful, beautiful,
Beautiful Boy,
Darling,
Darling,
Darling Sean.