Story Behind The Song

this is a song i wrote for my daughter, anastasia, who we adopted in 2004 at the age of three.

Song Description

This is a song about adoption of an older child and makes the point that I don't feel the child is "lucky" ... we, in fact are the lucky ones

Lyrics

spend your day inside yourself, surrounded all alone
you dream but don't know what to dream for
peekin' through the rusted gate, see the faces turn away
you don't know what you're ashamed for

stranger from a foreign land reaches down to touch your hand
speaking words that you don't understand
brand new clothes and brand new shoes and all your friends look up to you
cause ana's got her mom and dad

and i don't know what you'll remember
your little life has just begun
and i know i'll never know how it hurt to let you go
but i do know we're the lucky ones

'round the world and cross the sea, so much change and you're just three
you say you're not afraid
time will pass and as you grow someday you're gonna want to know
about the place where you once stayed
we'll tell you everything we can although it's hard to understand
til you walk in those other shoes
someday soon we know you'll see although some might not quite agree
they showed how much they loved you too

and i don't know what you'll remember
your little life has just begun
and i know i'll never know what it took to let you go
but i do know we're the lucky ones

now you're here and we can see you know you're not alone
your smile brightens every day
brand new home and new last name
and though our blood's not quite the same
we love you more than we can say

and i don't know what you'll remember
your little life has just begun
and i know i'll never know how it hurt to let you go
but i do know we're the lucky ones
yeah, i do know we're the lucky ones