i'm 5 years old it's getting cold i've got my big coat on
i hear your laugh and look up smiling at you i run and run
past the pumpkin patch and the tractor rides look now the sky is gold
i hug your legs and fall asleep on the way home

i dont know why all the trees change in the fall
i know you're not scared of anything at all
don't know if snow white's house is near or far away,
but i know i had the best day with you today

i'm 13 now and don't know how my friends could be so mean
i come home crying and you hold me tight and grab the keys
and we drive and drive until we found a town far enough away
and we talk and window shop till i've forgotten all their names

i don't know who i'm gonna talk to now at school
but i know laughing on the car ride home with you
don't know how long it's gonna take to feel ok
but i know i had the best day with you today

i have an excellent father
his strength is making me stronger
god smiles on my little brother
inside and out he's better than i am

i grew up in a pretty house and i had space to run
and i had the best days with you

there is a video i found from back when i was 3
you set up a paint set in the kitchen and you're talking to me
it's the age of princesses and pirate ships and the seven dwarfs
daddy's smart and you're the prettiest lady in the whole wide world.

now i know why all the trees change in the fall
i know you were on my side even when i was wrong
and i love you for giving me your eyes
staying back and watching me shine
and i didn't know if you knew
so i'm taking this chance to say
that i had the best day with you today

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Thanks to (a) for correcting these lyrics. Nov 19, 2008
Thanks to (danielle) for correcting these lyrics. Jan 2, 2009
Thanks to (Shannon Bonacci) for correcting these lyrics. Jan 8, 2009
Thanks to (Chelsea) for correcting these lyrics. May 19, 2009
Thanks to (Zaynah) for correcting these lyrics. Jul 14, 2009