Though he never really said it, his words still ring true
"This here is my baby"
He was saying "I love you"
When he taught me how to ride a bike, how to garden, how to mow
Even though the words weren't spoken, somehow I just know
Every moment spent in hard work, whether hammer,saw, or nail
I never heard him say it, but in his eyes I could tell
He said I was his baby, he said I was his girl
He called me "Daddy's helper"
Made me feel like I was his world
He didn't say a word that day
As he led me down the isle
But I could see that he was proud of me
By the way he turned and smiled
A squeeze of his hand reassured
That some things would always be true
He may have given me away that day
But I would always be his baby -
And He was saying "I love you"
When I walked away for the last time
He wouldn't even tell me "good-bye"
It hurt to think that I was all alone
No daddy at my side
But a phone call reassured
That some things would always be
He may have had to leave for a while
But his baby I'd always be
And I will always remember seeing "I love you" in his smile
Lis
In memory of Thomas Abraham Scoggins ~Daddy~
