It happened to me one warm summer day
     Someone entered my heart and decided to stay
    I was caught unaware of the joy she would bring
     And how each day she would make my heart sing
      I saw as she grew with the blink of an eye
      She could make me so happy and not even try

        Bubble gum ice cream and riding a train
         Chasing a puppy or watching the rain
        Helping with dishes or catching a fish
     She will always remember her Disneyland wish
  She likes Christmas shopping for gifts in the store
      But insists on getting each person one more

   Now schoolbells are calling and  she's feeling quite smart
    I hope she will grow up and not break my heart
   Today we measure our love from our toes to our nose
    But my bud will blossom and become a sweet rose

    Soon I'll become just a small part of her life
  And years down the road she'll become someone's wife 
      For now I can hold her and comfort her cry
  Still she will stay Papa's girl till the day that I die