I used to watch the bats at night
Watch them fly above the house
My father by my side, all felt right
As I grew up, I loved them more
I wrote essays in school
All for the sake of the bats
I haven\'t strayed far from my love
I miss being out in the sticks
Where I could see them fly and hear them squeak
You rekindled something inside me
Made me remember the nights with my dad
The cool air and the dark shadows above
You are my bat for now
You\'re close but so far away
I can see you but not touch
Seeing you is a delight I look forward to
Even though you don\'t squeak
You prefer to come out at night
Some days I hear you but can\'t see you
Much like the bats late on a cloudy night
I enjoy those as much as when I see you
I feared the illnesses bats were getting
As a young child I didn\'t want them all gone
That same fear strikes me when you get ill
The fact that you enjoyed watching them too
It lightens my heart and pangs it with sadness
Oh how I miss sitting on those front steps
One of these nights we\'ll see them together
I\'ll snuggle up to my bat maybe wear my wings
We\'ll watch them fly above us elegantly
I\'ve got a small collection of bat toys
One is hanging from the ceiling
Others are waiting for October to come out
I\'ve been meaning to get a bat charm
One to hang next to my crab and my T
To remind me more of childhood and you
The bats from my childhood are long gone
I wonder still if their children are still there
Flying over that house and delighting others
I\'d give anything to be in that spot again
On the front steps in the summer
Next to my favourite guy at the time
I wonder if my father remembers those times
Sitting on the steps with me fawning
Pointing out shadows and squealing at squeaks
I want to create new memories with the bats
Watching them in new places with new people
I wonder if you\'ll watch them with me
I love the bats more than most things
Those are my favourite memories
Seeing them again would make me happy
I love you like I love my bats
You are a bat just as much as you are a crab
I wonder how you would feel if we watched together
Though the season is coming to a close
There is one thing I know for sure
I will forever be happy watching the bats fly