Letting You Go

The nurse helped us buckle your seat in the car

And they sent us on our way, I drove home so slow

We had no instructions

The first days were hard, but there's things about babies

A woman just knows

Three in the morning, I'd lay my hand over your heart

Just to know you were safe in your sleep

When you started walking

I'd fight back the urge to stay right there beside you

And keep you on your feet

Being your daddy comes natural

The roses just know how to grow

It's easy to see that you'll get where you're going

But the hard part is letting you go

The hard part is letting you go

It didn't take long to see

You got the best of me and your mama's merciful heart in you eyes

Helping her raise you has taught me to see through

The great fog of loneliness, the devil's disguise

Being your daddy comes natural

The roses just know how to grow

It's easy to see that you'll get where you're going

But the hard part is letting you go

The hard part is letting you go

Now you've decided to be someone's wife

And we'll walk down the aisle and I'll give you away

I wish I could walk with them back through your life

To see every last minute of every last day

To hear your first words and to feel your first heartbreak

To sing you to sleep when you're scared of the dark

Best I can do is to let myself trust that you know

Who'll be strong enough to carry your heart

Being your daddy comes natural

The roses just know how to grow

It's easy to see that you'll get where you're going

But the hard part is letting you go

The hard part is letting you go