Childhood memories...

While having my morning swim earlier today, it was as though i was rekindling the past. In a flowery kiddy swimming suit, googles and my ole faithful floatation device, water splashing everywhere... I remembered the past when i was young, my dad used to bring me swimming. He dosen't know how to swim, but still will change into his trunks and just to accompany me in the pool. It was a weekly event, every friday night after school... Now being grown up and all (suppossedly, but i still have the mind of a 10 year old at times), i feel as though my relationship with my dad is growing apart. Maybe now we dont have a common topic to talk about, but no matter what im still daddy's little girl at heart. I really do miss his company much even he is a man of little words. He dosen't express his feelings as other people do, but keeps it all to himself. With all the wrinkles on his face and greying at his temples, it is clear evidence for all on how hard he has toiled to support his family all through these years. Today, as in now, he is currently in Dubai, some thousand kilometres away from home, working on a future horse race course there...

This is for you, dad...

For all those times you stood by me
For all the truth that you made me see
For all the joy you brought to my life
For all the wrong that you made right
For every dream you made come true
For all the love I found in you
I'll be forever thankful baby
You're the one who held me up
Never let me fall
You're the one who saw me through through it all

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

You gave me wings and made me fly
You touched my hand I could touch the sky
I lost my faith, you gave it back to me
You said no star was out of reach
You stood by me and I stood tall
I had your love I had it all
I'm grateful for each day you gave me
Maybe I don't know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because I was loved by you

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

You were always there for me
The tender wind that carried me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
You've been my inspiration
Through the lies you were the truth
My world is a better place because of you

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

@1252, 22052007