My Daughter
(Don't Cry Daddy)

When my daughter was born
She was so beautiful
And fragile and helpless
This bundle of joy
I thought she would break
I wondered about love
What it meant
When I saw her
I could feel my eyes filling up
With tears of joy
Knowing she was with love from both of us
Then I knew God was smiling for us
I hoped to see her growing up
But that was not to be

I saw her grow to two years
Then I did not see her till she was sixteen
I could not believe how she
Had grown into such a beautiful woman
And my tears were for her again

Now she has got kids of her own
And I have never seen her for years
I've never seen my grandchildren growing up

I thought that God had turned his back on me
But, one day, I hope to see her
And my grandchildren
But till that day I just have to live in hope
And have little tears for them
They maybe out-of-sight
But they are still in my heart
My daughter and my ex-wife

Love forever will not die
So I hold on
But I can't hold on forever
Because one day I have to answer to God
I want to see them before
The angels are on my shoulders                                                

Alec, October 2003