New Flowers

My backyard is filling up with new flowers
 From a garden I had years ago
 Look how long it took to grow
 My old friends had kids right out of high school
 While I watched for the signs on the road
 Look how long it takes to grow
 I guess I've been a lot of places
 Trying to get all of my prizes
 Now they don't mean so much anymore
 What does my sun shine for
 I got two reasons more
 As a young girl I had just the one dream
 And I followed it straight through the dark
 Long how strong it makes your heart
 Now my back yard is filling up with new flowers
 I can't seem to get anything done
 Hanging out all day with the littlest one
 I guess I've been a lot of places
 Trying to get all of my prizes
 Now they don't mean so much anymore
 What does my sun shine for
 I got two reasons more
 Everybody used to tell us
 Children change everything
 But that's not exactly what is happening
 It's not a curse or a cure
 Gonna make a better world for
 My two reasons more
 Two kids I adore