That one night

One night
in the waiting room
i saw him there
sitting in silence
and sad despair

she was innocent
and sweet
he would say
as he bowed his head over
gently to pray

i walked up to him
and said sir
what\'s wrong
he said i'm afraid
she won\'t be coming home

then he said
i don't want to leave her alone
in here
i thought for a moment
then felt a few tears

i haven't seen her
not for years
the preacher tells me praying heals
so i pray here everynight
while she fights for her life

its unfair
why was it her
she couldn't help it
she was
a mischievous little girl

she didn't look
when she was climbing the tree
she fell to the ground
and hurt her back
and her knee

now she can\'t walk
i feel like it is my entire fault
i should've watched her
adn not the game
now i go down ine the "bad father"
hall of fame

she is twenty now
and has me wondering how
i could do this to her
my little girl
and i might have wrecked her world