It's a day before your birthday, It's your second time around And I can not help to think back on that time Oh you weren't even born yet, But she was fighting for your life Now here we are, you're talking all about Oh I never thought I'd love you like I do I'm seeing parts that I forgot about my youth So if you ever need reminding Or you need a helping hand Call me up for I am Uncle Sem ♪ In the way that you are smiling I see little bits of me Bits of me I've lost some time ago For the brightness in your eyes there ain't no shadows I can see And I'd do anything to keep it so But I know that you'll have demons of your own And I can't keep 'em from you when you're grown So if you ever just need loving Or you need a guiding hand Call me up for I am Uncle Sem Oh won't you play a little longer Keep your mind a little younger Don't you hurry, oh just take your time Make sure you're shine a little brighter Every day that you're around 'Cause there's no use in never living for today One day you will be a grown man, And I might not be around And maybe you'll have children of your own Maybe you'll become a banker, Or a free man just like me And never truly live by any rules But however you decide to spend your time Make sure that all you do you'll do with pride And if you ever just need loving, Or you need a helping hand Call me up for I am Uncle Sem Call me up for I am Uncle Sem