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Every Step of the Way
© 2009 Gary Waters

I was out in the shed
Working on that old tractor
When the door opened up from behind

It was my youngest boy
With a tear in his eye
I said son what ya got on your mind

He said daddy…You've always been there
Every step of the way
I don't know what I'd do
Without you here…with me everyday

I called him over to me
Squeezed him tight and
Sat him down on my knee

He said you and momma had a fight
and you stormed out the door
It's the same way Billy's daddy left
And Billy doesn't see his daddy anymore

He said daddy…You've always been there
Every step of the way
I don't know what I'd do
Without you here…with me everyday

I looked him in his eyes
And in my own eye a tear
I said son I'll never leave you
And I pinky promised right there

With a smile on his face
He ran back out the shed door
And then I folded my hands and knelt on the floor

I said father…You've always been there
Every step of the way
I don't know what I'd do
Without you here…with me everyday

Hi Gary, Welcome to the board
Good writing
Good heart wrenching story too common these days
Excellent twist at the end.
The main nit I'd have is the little boys words. Seems awful "grown up" words for a boy small enough to sit on your knee
Still a good song
Wy

Thanks for the comments.
I did change the chorus around a little as I didn't think it flowed that great.
The child calls his dad "daddy" and makes a pinky promise with him. I geared it around a child of about 8, same as my daughter and it seemed to work. She still calls me daddy, would pinky promise, still sits on my knee and her vocabulary far exceeds any words in this song. Thanks again...we'll see what others say...maybe it is too grown up(ish)

As Gary has said, the language for some children's speech may seem advanced but for many it is not.

Neil

A very typical yet common tearjerker ala the WAyne Newton classic "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast." Hope the little boy in this song is lucky compared to most. But many people from broken and unstable families do go on to live quite successful lives and picture themselves winners rather than losers.

Peace,
Brian

hello g.k just thought i`d stop and read your song here.
I did get a chance to hear the music also, I enjoyed the song.

Thanks for checking it out. For anybody else that would like to listen to the song that Neil Cotton and myself put together please follow this link www.soundclick.com/neilcotton

Thanks, Gary

Gary,
Love your song lyrics.
Great heart felt story you tell.

Just realized the music's posted, so I'll go listen.

Geneva

Thanks Geneva,

The song lyrics have changed a bit from the original version I posted here. The latest song version, by Neil and myself, is up 2 posts in the link. It's still a work in progress so stay tuned.

Gary