I asked her if she wanted me to softly sing a song
So I grabbed my sons guitar – then I said I wouldn’t be long
I fumbled through the dark and finally found a chair
And as I sang and played, I said this silent prayer

Lord thank you for this time with her – in her silent room
Help me sing soft but strong – and help me stay in tune
She’s going to leave for college soon – time goes so fast it seems
This could be the last time – I help her with her dreams

The first song that I played was fast - kind of out of place
So I slowed down the melody and sang of love and grace
A song is good when it can put a child soft to sleep
But this child here, laying right there – I won’t be able to keep

Let’s go back to a place in time – ten years ago today
Where she would hear me every night, I’d sit near her and play
But now she is a women – driving in her car
Dad’s songs will never leave her – Dads love never far

They’ll come a day, years from now – when her calls may be few
She’ll have a busy life style – maybe a child or two
I wonder if she’ll call me late some night over the phone
And say, “Dad, can you sing a song? Tonight I feel alone.”

Lord thank you for this time right now – in this woman’s room
Help me sing soft but strong and help me stay in tune
She’ll be leaving home real soon – time goes too fast it seems
This could be the last time, this could be the last time,
this may be the last time, I help her with her dreams.