(Verse 1)
I was only three when the silence came
The phone call that still echoes in my brain
My biological father, a man I barely knew
Made a choice that left me broken and confused
They said he couldn't face the pain inside
Left me with questions I can't still deny
Why wasn't I enough to make him stay?
Why did his darkness win that day?
(Verse 2)
When I was four, my daddy came to stay
He didn't look like dad, but he wanted to play
For just a few months, he'd been around
The kindest man that I had ever found
He tucked me in and read my favorite books
And looked at me with such a gentle look
But some days, the sadness would creep in
And I'd miss the father I couldn't have again
(Chorus)
We were at the park, the sun was high
I watched other dads with their kids nearby
A tear rolled down, then another, and more
I couldn't stop what I was crying for
He knelt down low, brushed the tears away
"What's wrong, little one? What can I say?"
I looked at him with all my tiny might
And asked the question that changed my life
(Verse 3)
"I need a daddy," I sobbed and cried
"Will you be my daddy? Please don't deny"
Tears filled his eyes, he held me tight
And whispered, "Yes" with all his might
From that day forward, he was my dad
The best one any little girl could have
He taught me how to ride a bike, to drive a car
He was there when I had my first broken heart
(Chorus)
Life gives you second chances, I've been shown
In the form of a man with a heart of gold
He didn't have to love me, but he chose to stay
He's the father who raised me, who loves me today
My daddy, my hero, my guiding light
He picked up the pieces and made them bright
(Bridge)
Blood doesn't make a family, love does
And his love was never conditional because
When I was just a toddler, lost and small
He saw my worth and helped me stand up tall
The father who left me will always be a part
Of the story written on my broken heart
But the father who stayed, who chose me as his own
He's the one whose love has truly grown
(Final Chorus)
Life gives you second chances, I've been shown
In the form of a man with a heart of gold
He didn't have to love me, but he chose to stay
He's the father who raised me, who loves me today
My daddy, my hero, my guiding light
He picked up the pieces and made them bright
(Outro)
Into something sacred, deep, and true
The father who loved me through and through
