"Daddy, do you love the boys
way more than you love me?"
I remember your eyes welled up with tears
and you placed me on your knee.
"Punkin, you're my only girl
more precious than you know -
you fill my heart with a special joy
I carry wherever I go,"
Feeling warm and secure in your love
I soon fell fast asleep;
keeping alive within me
the memory of your words so sweet.
A special bond was born that night -
a bond known 'round the world;.
A precious bond known only to
a Daddy and his little girl.
I couldn't stay a little girl,
nature made me grow.
Though a part of me wanted to stay,
I knew I had to go.
I still remember the pain in your eyes
"Darlene, please come home."
But I couldn't Daddy...don't you see
I had to stand on my own.
the struggle I was going through
you couldn't possibly see,
for if I didn't leave right then
I'd have remained there on your knee.
Many years have since gone by -
many things have changed.
My hair is grey...my children grown,
my household rearranged;
But still sometimes when it's late at night
and I'm feeling sad or alone
I travel back to a place and time -
a place that feels like home.
I'm sitting on my Daddy's knee,
He gentle smiles at me
He holds me close
And let's me know
His 'girl' I'll always be.
