Baby girl

I miss the days at your school doors,

Walking you in like I owned the floors.

Thought I was slick, your “fox dad” grin,

You just shook your head at me again.

I was your hero in a baseball cap,

Your biggest fan in the stands.

Now you’re out there chasing bigger dreams,

With the world in your hands.

I’m so proud of the woman you’ve become,

But part of me still holds on —

To the little girl who’d grab my hand

And say, “Daddy, don’t be long.”

Softball dirt and Friday lights,

Ice cream runs on summer nights.

Backseat laughs and curls unfurled,

I miss my little baby girl.

I was your hero in a baseball cap,

Your biggest fan in the stands.

Now you’re out there chasing bigger dreams,

With the world in your hands.

I’m so proud of the woman you’ve become,

But part of me still holds on —

To the little girl who’d grab my hand

And say, “Daddy, don’t be long.”

Now you’re chasing dreams so far,

Driving off in your own car.

But in my heart, through it all,

You’ll always be my baby girl.

I was your hero in a baseball cap,

Your biggest fan in the stands.

Now you’re out there chasing bigger dreams,

With the world in your hands.

I’m so proud of the woman you’ve become,

But part of me still holds on —

To the little girl who’d grab my hand

And say, “Daddy, don’t be long.”