Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Gerrit de Jager
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gerrit de Jager
Songwriter
Lyrics
Verse
It was a cold February
When you took your first breath.
You laid there with your mama
And I was a-taken back.
'Cause your eyes saw right through me
And your smile caught my pain.
It was then when I realized
God has got a plan.
Who knew something so small
Could bring a man to his knees?
With, just a smile and a twinkle in her eye
She gets what she needs.
Now I know this is now
But later on, I won't be her first choice.
Pain is temporary and dads are forever
And then I realized.
Chorus:
That you will always be my baby
Whether you're one or forty-three.
I know when your heart be in aching
You'd come running home to me.
I don't mind the late calls
Or the crying on my lap
As long as you realize
Your dad has got your back.
Verse:
I can't help but stare at her
Every moment that I get.
Can't believe she grew up so fast.
I don't think I'm ready yet.
To let go of my baby
Into the arms of another man.
I raised you good and I raised you right.
All in God's plan.
Chorus:
That you will always be my baby
Whether you're one or forty-three.
I know when your heart be in aching
You'd come running home to me.
I don't mind the late calls
Or the crying on my lap
As long as you realize
Your dad has got your back.
VerseThe day finally came
To give away the woman that I raised.
Standing there so pretty in your dress
And her man looks a little dazed.
I pray he treats her better
Better than I would
God grant me the power
In that very hour
And I'd make him understand.
Chorus:
That she will always be my baby
Whether she's one or forty-three.
I know when her heart be in aching
She'd come running home to me.
I don't mind the late calls
Or her crying on my lap
As long as you realize
Her dad has got her back.
So come home my baby
Your dad has got your back
Written by: Gerrit de Jager
