Verse 1 – The Day We Found Out The test was shaking in my hands I couldn’t tell if I could stand I looked at you like the world might end Or maybe finally begin You didn’t speak right away You just pulled me close and stayed Like fear didn’t scare you at all Like you were ready for the fall And in that moment, something changed I watched love take a different shape Chorus I watched you become a father Before you ever said the word Before she kicked, before she moved Before we knew her Verse 2 – When We Found Out She Was a Girl They said, “She’s healthy… and she’s a girl” And you laughed like it fixed the world Your eyes filled up, you held my hand Like heaven whispered, “This is the plan.” You said her name so carefully Like it already meant destiny And I saw the future in your smile Even if it was just for a while Chorus I watched you become a father Right there in that tiny room Dreaming up bows and lullabies And who she’d be to you Verse 3 – When You Talked to Her / Comforted Me At night when my past got loud When fear came crashing down You’d rest your hand where she should be And talk so softly, like it was just you three You’d say, “Hey baby, it’s Dad” And somehow it made it hurt less bad You held me while I fell apart And loved us both with the same heart Pre-Chorus You didn’t fix me You didn’t try You just stayed And so did I Chorus I watched you become a father In the quiet, in the dark In the way you loved without asking In the way you guarded my heart Bridge – The Morning She Was Born That morning felt too heavy to breathe Like time was afraid to move I watched you look at her face Like you already knew You memorized her in seconds flat Like love didn’t need more than that I saw your hands, I saw your eyes Break and shine at the same time Final Chorus I watched you become a father Even when it broke us both Even when forever was taken You still loved her with your whole soul You didn’t fail, you didn’t fall You gave her everything you had And I will always remember you The way you were… her dad Outro So when you wonder if she knew How fiercely she was loved by you Remember this — I saw it all Every moment… every call You were her father From the very first breath To the last