Close your eyes, have no fear
The monster's gone
He's on the run and your daddy's here
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy
Before you go to sleep
Say a little prayer
Every day in every way
It's getting better and better
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy
Out on the ocean sailing away
I can hardly wait to see you come of age
But I guess we'll both just have to be patient
It's a long way to go
A hard row to hoe
Yes it's a long way to go
But in the meantime
Before you cross the street, take my hand
Life is what happens to you
While you're busy making other plans
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy
Beautiful boy其實是約翰藍儂寫給兒子西恩藍儂( Sean Lennon )的歌。約翰藍儂結過兩次婚,第一次的婚姻和前妻生下了朱利安藍儂( Julian Lennon ),他和"披頭四"的作曲搭檔保羅麥卡尼合寫了 Hey, Jude 送給了朱利安。後來約翰藍儂又和日籍的小野洋子( Yoko Ono )結婚,生下西恩藍儂,並寫下 Beautiful boy送給他。
和兩任妻子生下的兩個孩子長大後都克紹箕裘,步入歌壇。朱利安在80年代中期即連續發表了幾張頗受好評的個人專輯;較晚出生的西恩在1998年推出首張個人專輯「迎向陽光」( Into the sun ),也獲得不錯的評價。