You gave me a blanket to keep me from the cold

You gave me a song I learned to sing

You showed me some beauty

Through the windows of your soul

And you showed me a world I've never seen

Each giving to the other love and givin' it away

We spent the precious time

We knew was borrowed

'Cause you gave me the courage

To live with yesterday

And you gave me tomorrow

You gave me a candle to light my way to bed

You erased those shadows I'd been seeing

You brought me a pillow to rest my weary head

You taught me a gentle way of dreaming

And even if you leave me

I'll be richer when you go

Just living with the loving gift you gave me

'Cause you gave me a blanket

To keep me from the cold

And you gave me a baby