Dear Life

<br>(G. Lesage/C. Dannemiller)<br><br>I watched you begin, my child, See you fading in your fathers face.<br>For the first time Im in the mirror, looking both ways<br>At where Ive been and where Im headed<br>It makes me want to live each day like I may not get it.<br><br>Dear Life, from my very first breath,<br>You were one step ahead<br>Of where I thought I was going<br>Dear Life,when I loved and I lost<br>Somehow at all cost<br>You kept me holdin on, for<br>Dear Life, through the healing and scars<br>Through all youve showed me so far<br>I see how precious you are, Dear Life.<br><br>I was bound to give away my heart and have it handed back to me<br>Until you led me to the one that was always meant to be<br>Idve never known joy if I never knew sorrow<br>When I didnt know how to face tomorrow<br><br>Dear Life, from my very first breath,<br>You were one step ahead<br>Of where I thought I was going<br>Dear Life,when I loved and I lost<br>Somehow at all cost<br>You kept me holdin on, for<br>Dear Life, through the healing and scars<br>Through all youve showed me so far<br>I see how precious you are, Dear Life.<br><br>For once Im gonna rest in the arms of the unknown<br>And wait to watch you unfold<br><br>Dear Life, from my very first breath,<br>You were one step ahead<br>Of where I thought I was going<br>Dear Life,when I loved and I lost<br>Somehow at all cost<br>You kept me holdin on, for<br>Dear Life, through the healing and scars<br>Through all youve showed me so far<br>I see how precious you are, Dear Life.