She was only a dairy man's daughterShe was only a child of thirteen;But the stars on the radio brightened her nights with a dreamSo she called up her best girlfriend Jenny'cause she thought they would make quite a pairShe said, "Let's you and me, try to sing harmonyAt the amateur night at the fair."But she only had the range of an altoSo the part she knew best went to her friendAnd when Jenny's soprano drowned out the pianoThey'd have to start over againAnd the dairyman's daughter would then say"Which part is mine?And Jen, which part is yours?Could you tell me one more time;I'm never quite sureAnd I won't cross the lineLike I have beforeSo please help me learn which part is mineAnd which part is yours."She grew up and got married to BobbyKept him working on his MBAThey had two little redheaded childrenAnd one on the wayEverybody said she could work wondersAnd she wondered what everyone meantShe played so many roles, it was taking its tollAnd she feared that her time was misspentSo she opened her heart to her husbandThey discussed everything on her listFrom the kids, to the jobTo her feelings for her BobBut what it really boiled down to was this: She said:"Which part is mine?And Bob, which part is yours?Let's review it one more time;I guess I"m not sureAnd I won't cross the lineLike I have beforeIf we just define which part is mineAnd which part is yours."Every sleepless night knows many mothersWho are wond'ring if they've done alrightAnd the dairyman's daughter knewMore than a few of those nightsHad she given her son too much freedom?Had she smothered her two teenage girls?Did she spoil them too much or not trust them enoughTo prepare them for life in this world?So she opened her heart to the heavensAnd she spoke of her children by nameAnd the prayer that she prayedThat her kids would be saved had a very familiar refrainWhich part is mine?And God, which part is yours?Could you tell me one more timeI'm never quite sureAnd I won't cross the lineLike I have beforeBut it gets so confusing some timesShould I do more, or trust the divine?Please, just help me define which part's mineAnd which part is yoursDid you hear me?I can feel you near meIt is the answerThat I've been longing for;Just to know you hear meAnd to feel you near meIt's all the answerThat I've been longing forDid you hear me?I can feel you near meIt is the answerThat I've been longing for;Just to know you hear meAfter I've done my bestAnd to feel you near meI know you'll do the restIt is the answer that I've been longing for!
