A Father's Purpose

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My Daddy will protect me from the evil every day
He promises to love me and to keep heartbreaks away
He teaches me, he leads me, when I lose my way he finds me
He takes my hand and guides me
In my heart, he’ll always stay

He’ll take me down the aisle with a step so big and strong
To give me to another of whom I will belong
To be led by him and hugged by him
To be loved by him and held by him
One last kiss and then… I’m gone

Gone when the wedding ring slips into view
Gone when vows are made to love always and true
Gone with sad smiling and bittersweet tears
He’s raised me for this day, but he’s forgotten to prepare
My Dad will always love me as he’s been known to do

And when the years pass by, a grandpa he will be
And older, older, on he lives, and he’s still loving me
And soon…
Gone when age comes forth in truth
Gone with sad smiling and our bittersweet tears
Gone with the breeze of many long years
He raised me for this day, but I’d forgotten to prepare

My Daddy who has loved me has given me a life
As a dedicated mother and a loved and cherished wife

So that when his time has come, I have a newer light to see
He’ll always teach me, lead me, when I lose my way he’ll find me.
He’s got my hand, he guides me.
And even after his final day
When from this world he will depart
In my love, he’ll always stay
As the strong and steady warrior whom I trusted with my heart


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