Joy through the ages can never be lost
From the day of birth a smile arrives
Welcoming you into this world
Newborn baby, mother’s eyes
Shaking rattles hypnotize
Bright colors cannot criticize
Babies’ lives are never lies
But take a step away from tears
Stepping stones to older years
Being young, have no fears
Wildest desires perseveres
The face across from you always leers
Joy through the ages can never be lost
Laughing children grow old
Adolescence begins
A new life is shown to you now
Craziness is your life
Rebellious through useless strife
Screams high pitched like an old time fife
Good times always rife
Time passes by
Independence engulfs the mind
New goals and inspirations to find
First papers you signed
Throw your wasted years behind
The years pass so quickly now
Second family, take a bow
Growing older after wedding vows
Children in arms, adults now
In your last days, you don’t know how
Yet still in depth you know it as true
The heart in grandkid is the heart in you
Joy through the ages can never be lost
Wipe the tears from off your face
A smile is the shape to trace