You Didn't Have to Stay

[0:00] There's a kind of love that walks right in [0:00] Doesn't ask for much, just where to begin [0:00] Steady hands and a quiet vow, the kind of love that's standing out [0:00] I was only four when it showed up strong [0:00] And somehow I knew I belonged [0:00] Thank you for the years [0:00] Thank you for the song, for the steady kind of love [0:00] That taught me right from wrong [0:00] You didn't have to stay, but you never walked away [0:00] You're the reason I believe in love today [0:01] At five years old I wore my best [0:01] On Sunday dress, watching them promise her [0:01] Watching them promise her [0:01] And my sister came when I was six [0:01] And my dad held us both like we were his [0:01] Every smile, every script of belief [0:01] He was always there for me [0:01] Thank you for the years [0:01] Thank you for the song, for the steady kind of love [0:01] That taught me right from wrong [0:02] You didn't have to stay, but you never walked away [0:02] You're the reason I believe in love today [0:02] He was on the couch when my own baby came [0:02] You held my hand and you whispered my name [0:02] Through every breath, through every fear [0:02] My dad, my anchor, always near [0:02] 49 years she's worn your ring [0:02] And we learned love by watching the two of you sing [0:02] Grandpa, great-grandpa, still the same [0:03] Generations carried on your name, them, if I could give you the world tonight [0:03] I'd wrap it up in golden light [0:03] Thank you for the years [0:03] Thank you for the song, for the steady kind of love [0:03] That taught me right from wrong [0:03] You didn't have to stay, but you never walked away [0:03] You're the reason I believe in love today [0:03] Happy Father's Day [0:03] My whole heart through them, every good thing in me came from you [0:04] I love you, Dad. [0:04] [kisses] [0:04] [kisses]