Michael McLean - Which Part Is Mine

She was only a dairy man's daughter
She was only a child of thirteen;
But the stars on the radio brightened her nights with a dream
So she called up her best girlfriend Jenny
'cause she thought they would make quite a pair
She said, "Let's you and me, try to sing harmony
At the amateur night at the fair."

But she only had the range of an alto
So the part she knew best went to her friend
And when Jenny's soprano drowned out the piano
They'd have to start over again
And 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 sure

And I won't cross the line
Like I have before
So please help me learn which part is mine
And which part is yours."

She grew up and got married to Bobby
Kept him working on his MBA
They had two little redheaded children
And one on the way

Everybody said she could work wonders
And she wondered what everyone meant
She played so many roles, it was taking its toll
And she feared that her time was misspent

So she opened her heart to her husband
They discussed everything on her list
From the kids, to the job
To her feelings for her Bob
But 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 sure

And I won't cross the line
Like I have before
If we just define which part is mine
And which part is yours."

Every sleepless night knows many mothers
Who are wond'ring if they've done alright
And the dairyman's daughter knew
More than a few of those nights

Had she given her son too much freedom?
Had she smothered her two teenage girls?
Did she spoil them too much or not trust them enough
To prepare them for life in this world?

So she opened her heart to the heavens
And she spoke of her children by name
And the prayer that she prayed
That her kids would be saved had a very familiar refrain

Which part is mine?
And God, which part is yours?
Could you tell me one more time
I'm never quite sure

And I won't cross the line
Like I have before
But it gets so confusing some times
Should I do more, or trust the divine?
Please, just help me define which part's mine
And which part is yours

Did you hear me?
I can feel you near me
It is the answer
That I've been longing for;

Just to know you hear me
And to feel you near me
It's all the answer
That I've been longing for

Did you hear me?
I can feel you near me
It is the answer
That I've been longing for;

Just to know you hear me
After I've done my best
And to feel you near me
I know you'll do the rest
It is the answer that I've been longing for!