In the quiet light of a waking day
I still feel the games we used to play
Your tiny hands, your barefoot grace
The art you left in every place
There’s chalk on the porch, it hasn’t rained
Your laughter's carved into the frame
Of every wall, of every song
You’ve been my reason all along
My little girl, my morning star
You showed me love just as you are
No need for words, you always knew
How just your smile could pull me through
And even when you’ve flown away
Somewhere beyond the break of day
This love remains, a timeless swirl
You're always home, my little girl
You used to spin in summer fields
Believing magic in what’s real
And I believed it too, through you
The world was wide, the sky was new
Now I write songs in candlelight
And hum your name to the silent night
A thread of you in every chord
More precious than my every word
My little girl, the moon still knows
The lullabies I softly wrote
I tied them gently in the breeze
So you could hear them when you sleep
And when you’re lost in grown-up things
Just close your eyes, feel where it clings
The voice that whispers in your world
Is mine for you, my little girl
Maybe time has taken you afar
But memory still knows where you are
And if you ever miss the sound
Just play this back, I’m all around
You changed my heart, you changed my name
From just a man to something more
A harbor you were made for
So live your life, be bold and bright
But know I’m never out of sight
And if the silence fills your world
You'll feel my love—my little girl