
~Beth~
MY BETH
WRITTEN BY MOM
1989 AND EDITED IN 2006
THE DOCTOR SAID, "IT'S A GIRL"
OH MY GOSH MY HEADS IN A WHIRL
I HAD NEVER KNOWN SUCH JOY
BUT WAIT A MINUTE, I THOUGHT SHE WAS A BOY
THE NURSE BROUGHT HER TO ME THAT VERY SAME DAY
AS I LOOKED DOWN AT HER WHERE SHE LAY
I HAD NEVER KNOW SUCH LOVE
I THANKED THE LORD IN HEAVEN ABOVE
THIS LITTLE BABY SO DEPENDANT ON ME
I WONDERED WHAT SHE WOULD GROW UP TO BE
MY LITTLE GIRL ALL PINK AND WHITE
THIS WAS TRULY LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
WE BROUGHT HER HOME THE VERY NEXT DAY
PLEASE GUIDE ME THROUGH RAISING HER LORD I PRAY
FOR I HAD NEVER KNOWN A LOVE SO DEEP
AS I DID FOR THIS LITTLE BABY GIRL FAST ASLEEP
THE DAYS FLEW BY AND TURNED INTO YEARS
THERE WAS HAPPINESS, JOYS, FEARS AND TEARS
WE GOT THROUGH KINDERGARTEN, GRADE SCHOOL AND HIGH
"WHERE DID THE YEARS GO, I SAID WITH A SIGH"
AND THEN CAME THE DAY SHE WALKED DOWN THE AISLE
HER ATTENDANTS BEFORE HER SINGLE FILE
MY LITTLE GIRL GIRL ALL DRESSED IN WHITE
A VISION OF BEAUTY, A BREATHTAKING SIGHT
MY LITTLE GIRL ALL GROWN UP AND A WIFE
WOULD THERE BE ANY ROOM FOR ME IN HER LIFE
SHE AND JOE LIVED SO FAR AWAY
FOR IN NORTH CAROLINA THEY WILL STAY
IT'S OVER FOR ME, I SAID AS I CRIED
SOMETHING INSIDE OF ME JUST DIED
CAN'T ANYONE SEE WHAT I AM GOING THROUGH
COULD ANYONE TELL ME WHAT TO DO
IT'S NOT OVER IT'S JUST BEGUN
MY DAUGHTER HAS GIVEN BIRTH TO TWO SONS
OH MY GOSH, MY HEADS IN A WHIRL
MY DAUGHTER HAS GIVEN BIRTH TO TWO GIRLS
YOU TURNED OUT BETTER THAN I EVER COULD HAVE HOPED
YOUR THE GREATEST DAUGHTER
AND I HOPED
THIS BLOG WOULD SHOW YOU ALL MY LOVE
AND YOU WOULD KNOW MY HEART WRAPS ITSELF AROUND YOU LIKE A GLOVE
I AM TRULY A
HOPE THIS IS YOUR BEST BIRTHDAY EVER!!!!!
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH
MOM