Mark Schultz

He always called her
Daddy's little girl
She was four years old
Waiting by the door to run into his arms
Each time what he came home
And every night he tucked her in
And read to her in bed
When she falls asleep he close his eyes
And gently bowed his head
She was watching
Daddy praying
And thought, 'someday I wanna be like that'
She was watching what he was saying
And the way he bowed his head
And though she can't recall the prayer
O she was watching
Late one evening he was coming home from work
And called to say he'd lost his job
And after dinner they excused their baby girl
She knew they had to talk
But from inside her bedroom
She could hear them down the hall
They were dancing in the kitchen
As momma sang his favorite song
And she was watching
As they were dancing
And thought, 'someday I wanna be like that'
She was watching her momma singing
As they were dancing hand in hand
And though she can't recall the song
O she was watching
Faith can't be taught
It's just something that is caught along the way
Faith is never taught
It's just something that they catch
Watching you along the way
He always called her
Daddy's little girl
But now she's twenty-three
He walks her down the aisle to give away his world
Oh but he can hardly speak
When he kisses her goodbye he tries to hold it in
But as he turns away she pulls him close and whispers in his ear
'Oh I was watching and I've been waiting
And finally found someone just like you
Yes, I was watching my whole life waiting
For God to see it through'
And as he kissed her one last time
He said a prayer and closed his eyes
And she was watching
She was watching
O She was watching