I Cried
Verse 1:
Nine months of carrying you inside of me
Pushing for hours
to set you free
Cradling you
gently inside my arms
One hour old and
you had me charmed
Incredible joy
filled me inside
And I lay in my
hospital bed
And I cried
Chorus: And I cried
Swelled up with
pride
So deep in my soul
that it tore me up inside
And I cried
Verse 2:
Fast forward to your first day of school
Your preschool
years were so short – yet so full
You pause and hug
me at the front door
I just want you to
stay and hug me some more
I felt I was
breaking up all inside
And I went home to your bed
And I cried
Verse 3:
You’re graduating from high school tonight
Your years going
to school seemed to take flight
Your face lights
up as you walk down the aisle
You’ll be off to
college in a very short while
Pride and sadness
mixed up inside
And I went home to
your bed
And I cried
Verse 4:
A beautiful day as
wedding bells sing
I watch as you
give another a ring
A smile on my face
as you recite your vows
As flood waters of
tears threaten to spill out
Joy and sorrow
jumbled inside
And I went home to
your bed
And I cried
Bridge:
Gone were the days
you would hold my hand
Time slipping by like
drifting sand
Years of
protecting you from all harm
I just want to
hold you inside my arms
© 2012 DLD
