Story Behind The Song

Based on real parents with real emotions as their child grows up and gets married.

Song Description

A very sentimental song about a child growing up and getting married, the parents' sense of loss mixed with a sense of joy.

Lyrics

To the girl being married, to the boy that you chose,
We wish you the bes that our hearts can suppose.
May life treat you gently and ever so kind,
You have a place ahead, you've left a space behind.
Life was so much simpler in the days when you were small;
Perhaps you broke a toy, sometimes you took a fall,
But it was so much easier to brush the tears away
And see your smile return, to know you were okay.
Chorus:
For a little while we had you at home;
For a little while and now you are grown.
For a little while, a little while, our lives were made so bright.
We're so thankful for having you a little while.

Now the girl is a woman and the boy is a man,
We pray you'll be doing the best that you can
To love one another and ever be true,
And may you not forget, we'll still be loving you.
We are melancholy that our child has gone away,
And yet we hve a joy for what you are today;
We truly count our blessings for so much that we have had,
And smiling through our tears, we still can feel so glad.
Chorus:
For a little while we had you at home;
For a litle while and now you are grown.
For a little while, a little while our lives were made so bright.
We're so thankful for having you a little while.