(Verse 1)
We started on a mountain made of blank, blank stone
Two strangers marking territory, standing all alone
With those jagged edges and that biting, sharp air
We were both left wondering why the other was there
But time has a way of smoothing out the rough
And I learned that "step" was never quite enough.
(Chorus)
Cause Jillian, listen closely to the truth I say
"Biological" doesn’t change a single thing today
Nothing said or done could ever change that part
Or change the way I hold your name inside my heart
I don't love you any less than the ones I call my own
In my soul, you’re my daughter—it’s the greatest thing I’ve known.
(Verse 2)
Now life moves fast, and Avie is the bond
The sibling glue that keeps us here and far beyond
But even before she came, I want you to see
I already knew you were family to me
I miss the miles in the car and the dust on our shoes
The camping, the climbing, and the panoramic views.
(Bridge)
Whether near or far, those road trips were the best
Tagging along at every event, a cut above the rest
From the stories we told to the great pictures you’d find
Those memories are gold, forever etched in my mind
I watch you grow now with such beauty and grace
Finding your rhythm, finding your place.
(Verse 3)
I’m so proud of the woman you’ve worked to become
Marching to the beat of your own special drum
But the thing that strikes me and makes me smile too
Is how much of my younger self I see inside of you
In the words that you say and the small things you do
It’s like looking in a mirror—I see a version of me in you.
(Outro)
Fearless and bright, stubborn and kind
A more beautiful daughter, I never could find
No, nothing could change the way I feel
This love that we built... Jillian, it's real.
