For my son, but it could be for his sisters too

At times it's a hard road, ain’t it son?
A long old way until the race is won
Sometimes you’re tired 
‘N’ sometimes you’re wired
‘N’ I hope you sometimes have some fun
Remember it’s not just feathered wings makes a bird to fly
It’s knowing he’s ready makes him even try
If at first he falls
The bird recalls
The thrill he felt as he’s soaring through the sky

Sometimes when it seems you’re all alone
You'll see I’m cheering from my paternal zone
Though words might fail
May love prevail
If not this brass ring then another one
Remember it’s not just feathered wings makes a bird to fly
It’s knowing he’s ready makes him even try
If in flight he stalls
The bird recalls
The thrill and soon he’s soaring through the sky

I’m not the parent you might have had
In every family’s good and then some bad
Be your own man
And not your old man
Set your own terms and make both of us glad
After all it’s not just feathered wings makes a bird to fly
It’s knowing he’s ready makes him even try
He soars over walls
However tall
The thrill and the knowing as he’s soaring through the sky