Lyrics
THE FIRST TIME THAT I HELD YOU CLOSE
I COUNTED YOUR FINGERS AND THEN YOUR TOES
AND LOOKED IN THE EYES LOOKING BACK AT ME
THERE WAS NO DOUBT RIGHT FROM THE START
YOU HAD STRONG WILLED SOUL BUT A GENTLE HEART
I WONDERED WHO YOU’D GROW UP TO BE
IT WASN’T LONG BEFORE WE TOOK A WALK
DOWN THE STREET AND ACROSS THE BLOCK
YOU TOUCHED MY FACE AND WIPED AWAY A TEAR
YOU PROMISED YOU’D BE GOOD THAT DAY
BUT I DIDN’T HAVE THE WORDS TO SAY
I HAVE TO GO DAD MY BUS IS HERE
I HAVE TO GO DAD, MY BUS IS HERE
AND I PRAY EACH DAY THAT YOU’LL BE STRONG
AS YOU FACE THE WORLD ON YOUR OWN
YOU HAVE YOUR WINGS, AND NOW IT’S TIME TO FLY
AND DON’T FORGET WHERE YOU CAME FROM
JUST CALL TO ME AND YOU KNOW I’LL RUN
TO WIPE THE TEARS FROM YOUR EYES
I LOVE YOU
BUT I HATE GOODBYE
TEN YEARS LATER AND TIMES HAD CHANGED
BUT STILL MY LIFE WAS ARRANGED AROUND THIS LIFE TRUSTED TO ME
I WORKED MY BEST ALL DAY LONG, MAKING CHOICES BOTH RIGHT AND WRONG
AS YOU GREW INTO WHO YOU’D BE
AND EVERYDAY THAT WENT BY, I COULD SEE THE LOOK IN YOUR EYES,
IT WON’T BE LONG DAD AND I’M FREE
I COULD HEAR HIM KNOCKING ON THE DOOR BUT WHAT I’D GIVE FOR JUST A LITTLE MORE
OF YOUR TIME YOU AND ME
YOU GRABBED YOUR COAT AND YOUR PURSE, I FIGURED THIS GUY COULD BE WORSE
YOU TOUCHED MY FACE AND WIPED AWAY A TEAR
YOU PROMISED YOU’D BE GOOD THAT DAY, BUT I DIDN’T HAVE THE WORDS TO SAY
I HAVE TO GO DAD, MY DATE IS HERE, I HAVE TO GO DAD, MY DATE IS HERE
AND I PRAYED THAT DAY THAT YOU’D BE STRONG
AS YOU FACED THE WORLD ON YOUR OWN
YOU HAVE YOUR WINGS, NOW IT’S TIME TO FLY
AND I’M SO SCARED THAT I AM NUMB
I HOPE THIS BOY DOESN’T THINK I’M DUMB
IT’S HARD FOR ME BUT I THINK I’LL TRY
CAUSE I LOVE YOU
BUT I HATE GOODBYE
ANOTHER TEN YEARS PASSED ME BY AND I HOPE YOU KNOW HOW HARD I TRIED
AS I STUMBLE TO THE FINISH LINE
AS YOUR DREAMS UNFOLD AND TAKE A CHANGE YOUR LIFE STARTS TO REARRANGE
AS I GIVE UP, WHAT ONCE WAS MINE
I KNEW THIS DAY WOULD FINALLY COME , AND YOU RIDE AWAY IN THE SUN
YOU TOUCHED MY FACE, AND WIPED AWAY A TEAR
YOU PROMISED YOU’D BE GOOD THAT DAY, BUT I DIDN’T HAVE THE WORDS TO SAY
I HAVE TO GO DAD, BY PLANE IS HERE, I HAVE TO GO DAD, MY PLANE IS HERE.
AND I PRAYED THAT DAY THAT YOU’D BE STRONG
AS YOU FACED THE WORLD ON YOUR OWN
YOU HAVE YOUR WINGS, NOW IT’S TIME TO FLY
BUT I’M SO PROUD OF WHAT YOU’VE BECOME
AND AS YOU RIDE AWAY INTO THE SUN
I JUST CAN’T KEEP MY EYES DRY
CAUSE I LOVE YOU
BUT I HATE GOODBYE