Daddy's Song

I have found the song.

Daddy and I are going to dance to "I'll Always Be Your Baby."

No. Not the Mariah Carey 90's hit. (That's what Matt thought.) Although that would be funny.

It's some random Natalie Grant song.

So here's the thing. I think she sounds like a 90s Celine Dion knock off. She's got a lot of obnoxious "ooohs" and "mmmmms" at the beginning, and she sings a little breathy.

Suzanne, my sister, said it has a contemporary Christian sound which means I'm right. It does sound like 90s pop music. Matt and I have this theory that Christian music is always one decade behind on the current "sound." That means ten years from now Christian music will sound like Ke$ha.

Wrap your mind around that if you will.

But I digress- this is the song I'll be dancing to with my father.
And while you may ask why after all my moaning and groaning about the sound, it all makes sense when you hear the words. No other song (and I did look) captures my feelings for my Daddy like this song.

I was listening to it on the couch while Matt played Civilization (yes... again). He hears me sniffling, he leans back in his chair to see me, and laughs.

I was crying by the first verse.

I'm posting the lyrics in case you can't get past the breathy singing.



You were my first love
Always there for me
You taught me how me to walk and how to dream
God gave me your eyes
But it was you who showed me how to see
Now I can stand on my own
But I know you'll never let go

I'll always be your baby
No matter how the years fly by
The way you loved me
Made me who I am in this world
I'm a woman now
Not a little girl
Wherever this life takes me
I'll always be your baby

You are my hero
And that will never change
You still can dry my tears with just your smile
The one I've leaned on
From my first steps
To walking down the aisle
Now there's another man in my life
But I know by the look in your eyes

I'll always be your baby
No matter how the years fly by
The way you loved me
Made me who I am in this world
I'm a woman now
Not a little girl
Wherever this life takes me
I'll always be your baby

Your faith, your love and all that you believe
Have come to be the strongest part of me

And I will always be your baby
No matter how the years fly by
The way you loved me
Made me who I am in this world
I'm a woman now
Not a little girl
Wherever this life takes me
I'll always be your baby

Songwriters: NATALIE GRANT, STEPHANIE LEWIS, GEORGE TEREN