The Day I Knew

He wore the same old jacket

through the midnight rain

Packed her lunch at dawn,

then caught the bus again

Hands rough from the factory,

eyes fighting sleep

But he smiled at her backpack like a promise

he

could keep

Every bill he folded small

Every morning standing tall

Was building up a road he might

never walk

Sacrifice became her future

Love became the light she carried through

All the years he gave in silence

Rose up when she walked into view

Oh, father, look what your tired hands made true (ooh)

Years turned like pages under fluorescent halls

She learned to heal strangers,

he still made the calls

Then she crossed that stage

in a white coat glow

And he reached for a picture

only fathers

hold

He said,

this was the first day I knew

Those sleepless nights would carry you

She held him close beside the crowd

While his proud tears kept

falling down

Sacrifice became her future

Love became the light she carried through

All the years he gave in silence Rose up when she walked

into view Now the child he raised is healing lives anew

And his tired hands made every dream come true (oh-oh)

He folded

the picture

She held on tighter

Worth it all