Story Behind The Song
My wife worked at a pregnancy center and we always wondered about the fathers out there that don't know what they gave up by running away.
Song Description
A father of an adopted girl sings to her biological father.
| Song Length |
3:55 |
Genre |
Country - General, Country - Americana |
| Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Poignant |
| Subject |
Joy |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
It's a girl said the doctor that day
When your daughter came into this world
But you'd left so you never knew
About your beautiful girl
I stepped into your shoes
When her Mom and me said I do
As the years go by
Sometimes I think about you
CHORUS
I wish you could know how she smiles at me when I tuck her in at night
I wish you could know how her hair hangs down and catches in the morning light
My heart is filled up, my world is complete
Since the day I took her into my life
This daughter of mine
I wish you could know
No one knows why you decided to leave
Maybe you just didn't care
But every life has its reasons and rhymes
Especially when you're young and scared
But you left something behind
A part of you lives in her
And I love every part
That's something I know of for sure
C
Bridge
Is there an empty place inside you
From something you don't understand
Know that she's happy and no matter what
I'll love her with all that I am
C