BE BESIDE ME DADDY by Becky Hemsley

"BE BESIDE ME DADDY"
by Becky Hemsley

Walk beside me daddy

Hold my hand when I am small

Watch me as I'm learning

And please catch me if I fall

Sit beside me daddy

And sing songs to make me smile

Teach me rhymes and lullabies

That you knew as a child

Walk beside me daddy

When I'm nervous and I'm scared

Make me feel a little braver

Knowing you are there

Sit beside me daddy

Read me stories, tell me tales

Where light drives out the darkness

And where good always prevails

Walk beside me dad

And help to guide me as I go

Let me make my own mistakes

But teach me what you know

Sit beside me dad

And make me realise I am heard

Let me know you'll always

Be my haven in this world

Walk beside me dad

As I'm becoming who you made me

Through all the highs and lows

You must have been through as you raised me

Sit beside me dad

And let us make each moment last

Let's look towards the future

And speak fondly of the past

Because there'll come a day I know

When our roles will reverse

And it will then be you who needs

To feel held and heard

So I will hold your hand dad

I will answer when you call

And I'll be there to steady you

And catch you if you fall

I'll sing the songs you taught me

As we sit and laugh together

And reminisce about all of

The good times we remember

And if life gets confusing

And you're vulnerable and scared

I'll be brave like you taught me

And I'll make sure I am there

And though the time will come

When you can no longer go on

And life will be a little emptier

'Cause you'll be gone

I'll sit in peace for knowing

I hold so much love inside me

And even when you're gone I know

That you'll still walk beside me

******

For Fathers' Day

Becky Hemsley 2023

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