One More Kiss Goodnight

Ever since I was a little girl
My father was my whole world
We would play and dance together
He would say he would love me forever and ever

Every tournament, every game
He would be on the sidelines,
Chanting my name
Even if it made him look lame

He taught me how to ride my bike
And how to crawl and walk
He would make all of my meals
He even taught me how to talk

Whenever I would loose my balance,
My father was there to break my fall
Even if he was half way around the world,
He would never miss our daily phone calls.

When I was a baby,
He would call me his ‘Sweet Petite”
And when we would dance,
He was the only man,
who could swift me off my feet

I was daddy's little angel
And he always kissed me on the head goodnight
I awoke every morning because of these kisses
They were heavy with love, even if they were soft and light

I loved his gentle kisses
His love for me was so strong
Little had I known,
Our time together would not be for long

It was the night of my dance recital
All he wanted to do was see me up on stage
In my ballerina outfit
And dancing the night away

I wanted him to be there so badly
Because he was my dear old daddy
Instead I got a phone call from him again
And it went dead, at the end…

“Daddy, Daddy!” I screamed really loud,
and then I started to kick and shout
I had a gut feeling my daddy was dead
And my life wouldn't be a fairy tale in the end

I knew my father could never come back
It was my fault, and that was a fact
If only I had been less selfish and mean
And all I wanted to do was cry and scream

My father was all that I had to hold
He would wrap me in his arms,
Whenever I was cold
And now I have no one to watch me get older

My life fell apart, the minute the line went dead
There was first a big bang and then the buzz.
And for my father, I had nothing but love.
And knew he would soon be watching me from above

If I could have just one more chance
To see my father one more time
I would have him give me one more kiss goodnight
And that would make everything alright.