Our Children is a heartfelt reflection on life, love, resilience, and the values that truly matter. Written from the perspective of parents looking back on a lifetime of lessons learned, it speaks directly to sons, daughters, grandchildren, and future generations.
This is not a song about success, wealth, or achievement. It is about character. About choosing kindness when the world seems unkind. About working hard when shortcuts appear easier. About loving people even when love is difficult. About standing up after disappointment and sharing joy when it arrives.
With warmth, honesty, and quiet wisdom, Our Children reminds us that life is fragile and precious. It encourages us to leave the world a little better than we found it—to give more than we take, build more than we break, and forgive more than we blame.
At its heart, this song is a parent’s blessing: a message of hope for those who continue the story after us. A reminder that every life matters, every choice matters, and that an open heart remains one of the greatest strengths a person can possess.
“You have been the best part of our story. The rest of your story is still being written.”
A timeless message of love, guidance, and gratitude from one generation to the next.
We do not take you for granted.
Nor do we take this life for granted.
It is short, it is fragile,
and it is far too precious to waste.
The world does not always reward goodness.
Sometimes it ignores it,
sometimes it mocks it,
sometimes it even punishes it.
Do good anyway —
because good is always worth doing.
The world does not always value hard work.
Sometimes it honors those who take shortcuts.
Work hard anyway —
because hard work shapes you,
and nothing lasting is built without it.
Love is not always easy.
Sometimes it is misunderstood,
or even repaid with pain.
Love anyway —
because love is not a deal you make,
it is the way we are meant to live.
Give more than you take.
Build more than you break.
Forgive more than you blame.
These are not easy things,
but they are the things that make a life.
When pain comes — and it will —
stand back up.
When joy comes — and it will —
share it.
Both are part of being alive.
You have been the best part of our story.
The rest of your story is still being written —
write it with strength,
with wonder,
and with a heart that stays open
even when it would be easier to close it.
This is what we have learned.
This is what we leave with you.
Michael Forty