Not long after my divorce, I had an innocent, singalong kinda tune worked out on guitar, but the weight of being a part-time dad still weighed too heavily on my to write innocent, singalong lyrics. So this is my other song to my daughter.
So here we are
At your favorite playground
Next to the river
And the trail that we found
Seems a lot colder than two weeks ago
One day I’ll tell you
A sad, sad story
Of a trail that I took
That lost & restored me
But that'll come later when you’re ready to know
So how was school?
How was your day?
Got another loose tooth?
I know you’ll say
You want to do it yourself
If I don’t mind
Then we'll play hide & seek
In my little house
You’re either under my bed
Or behind the couch
One day I’ll have more places to hide
My sweet girl
I want you to know
You need to slow down
I wish you wouldn’t grow up so damn fast
I wish all the clocks had no hands
So there’d be no end to our weekends
Every time I see you
Your hair’s a bit longer
You use bigger words
And you’re a helluva lot stronger
The lines on my doorframe
They’re too far apart
Now it’s time to go
It’s getting on five
Don’t forget your new book
Now hug me goodbye
It’s the long drive home
That’s the hardest part
My little girl
I want you to know
You need to slow down
I wish you wouldn’t grow up so damn fast
I wish all the clocks had no hands
So there’d be no end to our weekends
My sweet girl
I can’t turn back time
But I hope you know
You’re always on my mind
The hurt never stops
Watching you leave again
At the end of our weekend