Dear Life

(G. Lesage/C. Dannemiller)
 I watched you begin, my child, See you fading in your father's face.
 For the first time I'm in the mirror, looking both ways
 At where I've been and where I'm headed
 It makes me want to live each day like I may not get it.
 Dear Life, from my very first breath,
 You were one step ahead
 Of where I thought I was going
 Dear Life, when I loved and I lost
 Somehow at all cost
 You kept me holdin' on, for
 Dear Life, through the healing and scars
 Through all you've showed me so far
 I see how precious you are, Dear Life.
 I was bound to give away my heart and have it handed back to me
 Until you led me to the one that was always meant to be
 I'd've never known joy if I never knew sorrow
 When I didn't know how to face tomorrow
 Dear Life, from my very first breath,
 You were one step ahead
 Of where I thought I was going
 Dear Life, when I loved and I lost
 Somehow at all cost
 You kept me holdin' on, for
 Dear Life, through the healing and scars
 Through all you've showed me so far
 I see how precious you are, Dear Life.
 For once I'm gonna rest in the arms of the unknown
 And wait to watch you unfold
 Dear Life, from my very first breath,
 You were one step ahead
 Of where I thought I was going
 Dear Life, when I loved and I lost
 Somehow at all cost
 You kept me holdin' on, for
 Dear Life, through the healing and scars
 Through all you've showed me so far
 I see how precious you are, Dear Life.