Lyrics

He felt a little out of place when he first joined the PTA
'Cause that's something that momma's do
But a single dad at thrity-three doesn't have that luxury
And everyday he learns something new
'Cause he's got a little girl, the center of his whole world
And he made a promise to do the best he could

She keeps her momma's picture by her bed
Imagines all the things she might have said
And it breaks her daddy's heart, that memory
She might have her momma's eyes, but anyone would recognize
That what she treasures most, he's too close to see
She's got a daddy

He wondered how the time flew by, that first timein junior high
A nervous boy stood at the door
Then came her senior prom, he held the dresses while she tried them on
The only man standing in the store
'Cause he's got a little girl, the center of his whole world
And he made a promise to do the best he could

She keeps her momma's picture by her bed
Imagines all the things she might have said
And it breaks her daddy's heart, that memory
She might have her momma's eyes, but anyone would recognize
That what she treasures most, he's too close to see
She's got a daddy

Sometimes he can't help but feel,
She got the raw end of the deal
But she don't feel that way at all...

She keeps her momma's picture by her bed
Imagines all the things she might have said
And it breaks her daddy's heart, that memory
She might have her momma's eyes, but anyone would recognize
That what she treasures most, he's too close to see
She's got a daddy

C2002 Steven Howell, BMI