She Was Watching [MM]*
He always called her daddy’s little girl
She was four years old
Waiting by the door to run into his arms
Each time that he came home
And every night he tucked her in and read to her in bed
When she’d fall asleep he’d close his eyes and gently bow his head
(Chorus)
But she was watching
Her daddy praying
And thought someday I wanna be like that
She was watchin what he was saying
And the way he bowed his head
And though she can’t recall the prayer
She was watching
Late one evening he was coming home from work
He called to say he’d lost his job
And after dinner they excused their baby girl
She knew they had to talk
But from inside her bedroom
She could hear them down the hall
They were dancing in the kitchen as momma sang his favorite song
(Chorus)
She was watching
As they were dancing
And thought someday I wanna be like that
She was watching
Her momma singing
As they were dancing hand in hand
And though she can’t recall the song
She was watching
Faith can’t be taught
It’s just something that is caught along the way
No faith is never taught
It’s just something that they catch from watching you along the way
He always called her daddy’s little girl
But now she’s twenty-three
He walks her down the aisle to give away his world
Oh but he can hardly speak
And when he kisses her goodbye he tries to hold it in
But as he turns away she pulls him close and whispers in his ear
I was watching
And I’ve been waiting
And finally found someone just like you
I was watching
My whole life praying
For God to see it through
And as he kissed her one last time
He said a prayer and closed his eyes
And she was watching
- Mark Schultz, Broken & Beautiful (2006)
* [MM] - Music Mondays
She was four years old
Waiting by the door to run into his arms
Each time that he came home
And every night he tucked her in and read to her in bed
When she’d fall asleep he’d close his eyes and gently bow his head
(Chorus)
But she was watching
Her daddy praying
And thought someday I wanna be like that
She was watchin what he was saying
And the way he bowed his head
And though she can’t recall the prayer
She was watching
Late one evening he was coming home from work
He called to say he’d lost his job
And after dinner they excused their baby girl
She knew they had to talk
But from inside her bedroom
She could hear them down the hall
They were dancing in the kitchen as momma sang his favorite song
(Chorus)
She was watching
As they were dancing
And thought someday I wanna be like that
She was watching
Her momma singing
As they were dancing hand in hand
And though she can’t recall the song
She was watching
Faith can’t be taught
It’s just something that is caught along the way
No faith is never taught
It’s just something that they catch from watching you along the way
He always called her daddy’s little girl
But now she’s twenty-three
He walks her down the aisle to give away his world
Oh but he can hardly speak
And when he kisses her goodbye he tries to hold it in
But as he turns away she pulls him close and whispers in his ear
I was watching
And I’ve been waiting
And finally found someone just like you
I was watching
My whole life praying
For God to see it through
And as he kissed her one last time
He said a prayer and closed his eyes
And she was watching
- Mark Schultz, Broken & Beautiful (2006)
* [MM] - Music Mondays
posted by Shawn White | 10/23/2006 09:10:00 AM
4 Comments:
Well, that made me cry!!! As the mother of two daughters, I pray all the time they will find someone like their dad to marry and spend their life with. And I pray that we are being good examples to them in our faith and in our marriage. Great song, Shawn! Thanks for sharing it.
Schultz has this crazy knack for making people cry with his songs. Over the next several weeks I'm going to be putting up just his songs - it's powerful stuff!
Shawn
Oh My Goodness!
I am weeping like a baby! As someone who didn't have a great dad, I am blessed every single day to see the relationship that my daughter and her daddy have.
She loves her daddy so much!
Just the other day, when he was away at Precept training, she came into our room holding a picture of him that she'd brought from downstairs, with tears STREAMING from her little eyes and she was saying, "Mommy...I just love my Daddy so much. I miss him Mommy. When is he coming home?"
It was beautiful! And, it made me think about how I feel about my Daddy...The LORD God. I too, sometimes feel like crying, "Daddy, when are you coming to take me home? I miss you so much, and I want to be with you!"
What a great song! Thanks for sharing that!
Jes
Thanks for sharing that Jesica. I think Marks' songs really strike a nerve with people - he's got a great talent.
Shawn
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