First Born Lyrics - Dancer With Bruised Knees - Kate & Anna Mcgarrigle

The silver spoon's in the mouth 

Baby clothes are baby blue 

Nothing's ever handed down 

Every thing's brand new 

News paper notices heralding that great event 

Daddy's buddies send the flowers 

Mother's friends have baby showers 

Welcoming that heaven sent 

That first born son is always the one 

The first to be called and the last to come 

He's his mother's favorite, his grandmother's too 

He'll break their hearts and he'll break yours too 

For he's the first to creep and the first to crawl 

The first to walk and the first to fall 

Every bruise is kissed, every cry is heard 

Every doubt's cast out with a soothing word 

'Cause he's that first born son, he's that special one 

No matter what comes next, no matter what comes along 

Be it another boy or a sweet baby girl 

The family's the oyster and he is the pearl 

Some of them make it, some of them don't 

Some of them can't, others won't grow up 

In the bible of old, according to Exodus 

Every first born son of a Jew got axed 

But the one who survived with the help of God's hand 

Led his people to the promised land 

Yes, he's that first born son, he's that son of a gun 

Just hates to walk, just loves to run 

He loves to run as fast as he can 

With life held tight in the palm of his hand