EMMA(remix)

[Intro] (Slow acoustic guitar and weeping pedal steel) Eleven years of quiet, eleven years of grace, I can still remember your face [Verse 1] You came into my life when you were six weeks old Back in 2012, a tiny hand for me to hold We weren't related by blood, but the love was real and deep I helped your mama raise you, promises I had to keep [Verse 2] Then 2015 came, you were only three Sirens and clipboards changed our family I held your little hands before they took you away Promised in my heart I'd find you again someday [Pre-Chorus] Now you're a freshman, growing up so fast I sit here wondering if you remember the past [Chorus] Time keeps moving, years turn into dust I hold the memories because they're all that's left of us I wonder who you talk to, what makes you smile or cry If anyone tells you about the days gone by Blood never made you mine, love made you part of my heart No court or caseworker can tear that love apart [Verse 3] You're walking through the hallways of your high school today While the years keep rolling on and the world turns gray I keep an old photograph safe inside my drawer Beside that first Father’s Day card from daycare years before Praying that one day you'll come walking through my door [Bridge] No matter where you are, no matter how tall you've grown The years can change the distance, but they can't change what I've known [Final Chorus] Time keeps moving, years turn into dust I hold the memories because they're all that's left of us I wonder who you talk to, what makes you smile or cry If anyone tells you about the days gone by Blood never made you mine, love made you part of my heart No court or caseworker can tear that love apart [Outro] No matter where you are, no matter how tall you've grown You'll always be my daughter, and you'll never be alone