Day 16

I tried to find a video of the song that makes me cry, but I had no luck. I couldn't even find the words, so I downloaded it, sat at my desk, listened to it over and over, and cried, so that I could type up the lyrics! I think it will be pretty obvious why this song makes me cry...

The Gift We Could Not Give Each Other

by Michael McLean

When she was a little girl

She held her dolls like children

Dreaming of the day

When she’d have babies of her own

Now those dolls lie on a shelf

As lifeless as the dreams she dreamed

It’s become the deepest ache

Her heart has ever known

There’s a man who’s trying his best

To comfort her with roses

Telling her he’ll find a way

To make their dreams come true

He’s been saying this for years

But now his tears reveal the truth

In his heart he fears

There’s nothing else that they can do

Then, a gift is given

A phone call straight from heaven

There’s a child that’s nearly due

That a young girl’s giving you

She gives more than just one life

When she makes of this man and wife

A father and a mother

She gives the gift

We could not give each other

More than we could ever know

This couple thanks the heavens

Every time they hold their child

They feel they hold the world

Words will never be enough

To share the way this family feels

From deep inside their hearts

They want to tell that girl

Not a day is ever through

Till we thank the Lord we for you

And the sweetness lingers here

In our hearts, thoughts, and prayers

You gave more than just one life

When you made of this man and wife

A father and a mother

You have changed our lives forever

Only you and God above

Could give this gift of love

We could not give each other