Ahh, Fatherhood. There’s nothing else quite like it. Since I don’t have a son, I don’t really know what that kind of relationship is like, but I do know how rich, rewarding, and at time exasperating raising a daughter can be.

But I don’t know of a role in my life that has been any more satisfying than being Amber’s father. The following lyrics are from the song, I Loved Her First, by Heartland. You can listen and watch them sing it by going to

http://music.yahoo.com/video/36198162

You might want to make sure you have a box of tissues handy, and any dad who still feels it’s not ok to cry in public, listen to the video alone.

Artist/Band: Heartland
Lyrics for Song: I Loved Her First

Look at the two of you dancing that way
Lost in the moment and each others face
So much in love your alone in this place
Like there’s nobody else in the world
I was enough for her not long ago
I was her number one
She told me so
And she still means the world to me
Just so you know
So be careful when you hold my girl
Time changes everything
Life must go on
And I’m not gonna stand in your way

But I loved her first and I held her first
And a place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that she’d find you someday
But it still hard to give her away
I loved her first

How could that beautiful women with you
Be the same freckle face kid that I knew
The one that I read all those fairy tales to
And tucked into bed all those nights
And I knew the first time I saw you with her
It was only a matter of time

But I loved her first and I held her first
And a place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that she’d find you someday
But its still hard to give her away
I loved her first

From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
Someday you might know what I’m going through
When a miracle smiles up at you
I loved her first