Tears welled up in her eyes
And traveled down her cheeks.
Today’s the day she realized
It’s time for me to go.
I held her in my arms
A gentle kiss above her brow.
I would never do her harm
But it was time for me to go.
I tried to reassure her everything would be alright
But all she did was hold me tight and said…

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Why do you have to go?
Why do you have to leave?
Why can’t you stay with me
A little longer?
Why do you have to go?
Why do you have to leave?
Why can’t you stay with me
A little longer?

She didn’t understand
This is something I must do
And stared out through the window
She had to see me go
I pulled out from the driveway
So another day could start
It broke my heart to look and see
How she had to see me go
I called her later on to see if she had done alright
I had to fight my own tears when she said…

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It’s never easy to say goodbye
To the ones you leave behind
Even if its for the shortest time
It can seem like the longest while

The working day has ended
I leave it all behind
Another second I won’t lend
Time to go back home
I know she’s waiting for me
At the same place everyday
At the window where I left her
It’s time to go back home
And as I sit and hold
My precious daughter to me dear
Before she has to go to bed I whisper in her ear

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