[Intro] (Warm soulful piano melody) (Slow steady beat) (Soft hum in the background) [Verse 1] (Vocals start soft and conversational) Twelve years old, sitting on the stairs With a trash bag full of clothes and broken prayers. Waiting for a car to pull up in the drive Just trying to survive, just trying to stay alive. I didn't have a name, I didn't have a place Just another number, just another face. But then you opened up the door and let me in And told me that my life was ready to begin. [Chorus] (Beat drops - Smooth R&B groove) (Gospel choir backing vocals) They say that blood is thicker than water But love is the thing that makes you a daughter. You didn't have to choose me, but you took my hand And gave me a solid place to stand. Yeah, the family tree was broken, the roots were dry But you watered me with love and you watched me fly. No, it ain't about the blood running through my veins It's the love that broke the chains. [Verse 2] (Vocals get stronger, more passionate) Years go by and I’m looking at the phone A voice from the past says "You ain't alone." A sister that I missed, a face I never knew God was working on a puzzle, putting back the glue. We cried a thousand tears in a coffee shop Trying to make up for the time that the clock had stopped. Different paths, same heart, same smile It was worth every single mile. [Chorus] (Full Harmony - Powerful Vocals) They say that blood is thicker than water But love is the thing that makes you a daughter. You didn't have to choose me, but you took my hand And gave me a solid place to stand. Yeah, the family tree was broken, the roots were dry But you watered me with love and you watched me fly. No, it ain't about the blood running through my veins It's the love that broke the chains. [Bridge] (Music strips back to just piano and snapping fingers) To the ones who raised me (I thank you) To the sister who found me (I thank you) To the God who never left me (I thank you) You rewrote my story. You gave me a legacy. [Guitar Solo] (Bluesy soulful electric guitar solo - crying out) [Outro] (Soft piano again) Twelve years old... I’m not waiting anymore. I finally found the door. I’m home. (Fade out)

Blood & Water