Someday She Will Go Away

sometimes I forget
my daughter is a girl
she is just a person to me
but sometimes I need to recall
she has some secrets
not meant for me
I need to step back
and let her be she
That is not so easy
because she means so much
but I know some day
another man or woman
will take her away
it will hurt so much
and it will be okay
it has to be that way
it has to be that way
it has to be that way
it has to be that way
She is the emobodiment
of the redeeming
power of love
a worthless man
was lifted up
rssied above
all the other stuff
by a pure an selfless love
for a thing some small
so piteous and young
Somehow it thived
throught dedication and sacrifice
sleepsless nights and marital fights
much pain and bitterness
but she was always a light
but she was always a light
born aloft like a torch of God
illuminating me
and the whole damn city
what a good thing to have
I've been a lucky
there will be some other damn lucky man
other than me
he better be worth it
he better be worth it
it has to be that way
it has to be that way