A Parent's Prayer

He watched her chest rise and fall To the rhythm of the grandfather clock in the hall Any minute now he'd just explode With the want, the need, he had to know Would she grow up tall, would she grow up right Cuz he always checked on her at night Would she make a house into a home He prayed she wouldn't be alone He watched her walk across the stage From graduation to wedding day She made a house into a home And now she's teaching your grandkids right from wrong She grew up tall and she grew up right Cuz you always checked on her at night She made a house into a home And your prayers were answered cuz she's not alone Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm Someday she'll sit and think these thoughts Did she raise them well despite her faults Any minute now she'd just explode With the want, the need, she had to know Oh, would they grow up tall and grow up right Cuz you always checked on them at night Would they make a house into a home She prayed they wouldn't be alone She prayed they wouldn't be alone Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh She prayed they wouldn't be alone