What does a father feel on the day of his only daughter’s wedding?
Steve conveyed his feelings through a beautiful speech and a touching movie.
I invite you to watch the movie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlGQE8c-VN8
And if you liked the song, here are the lyrics…
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I Loved Her First
Songwriters: Elliott Hubert Park Jr. Aldridge
Look at the two of you dancing that way / Lost in the moment and each other’s face / So much in love, you’re 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, 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’s still hard to give her away / I loved her first
How could that beautiful woman with you / Be the same freckle face kid that I knew / The one that I read all those fairytales 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
I loved her first, 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’s 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
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Everyone in the room was touched.
But, probably, more touching than anything else were Steve’s loving words to his son-in-law… “If you ever hurt my little girl, I will hunt you down and kill you.” Words that undoubtly and eloquently express a father’s love.