This Child

Lyrics to This Child based off This Year by The Mountain Goats

He was found in the woods in France
No parents, no voice and no home
This wild child had no pants
His hair had never seen a comb

I brought him to my house to teach him to speak
To prove to them that language could be learned
He was barbaric and uncivilized but far from weak
And nothing could cause him to be burned

I am going to teach this child if it kills me
I am going to teach this child if it kills me

I made letters out of wood to teach him to spell
All he did was memorize
My patience ran dry as well
All he could do was organize

I wanted to teach this boy to reason
By asking for milk and by using his words
With broken wooden saucers
If only I knew if he heard

I am going to teach this child if it kills me
I am going to teach this child if it kills me

He responded to words with an O sound
Victor was the name that I gave him
He finally had a name of his own
His new life could now start to begin

Victor soon became a bit too much to handle
I thought some time in the closet might do the trick
When Victor came out, there were tears in his eyes
He finally showed us he felt emotions

There might actually be hope for this boy yet

I am going to teach this child if it kills me
I am going to teach this child if it kills me.