Starfish Songwriters
The Sandbox => Lyrics for Review/Critique => Topic started by: redwriter1 on April 13, 2026, 09:34:58 pm
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This might not fit what you had in mind for this theme, and I'm starting to wonder if there is something wrong with me. But she goes.
Sky-Blue Eyes
There's a little pink backpack by the door
Coloring book and crayons lying on the floor
Doctor talked in words I couldn't take
She just drew hearts on a paper plate
She said, "Daddy, don't you cry"
With a brave little smile in her sky-blue eyes
Hospital room under midnight light
She counted the stars shinning bright
She said, "If heavens got a backyard swing"
"Daddy, when you come visit, will you push me"
I tried to be strong, but she saw through me
Said, "I'm not scared, so you don't have to be"
Sky-blue eyes, never feared goodbye
Held my hand while I broke inside
She had a faith I couldn't find
In a world that just ain't kind
Yeah, she walked through fire with a heart so wide
My little girl---wasn't afraid to die
Last few days felt like stolen time
Every breath was a fragile line
She said, "Promise me you'll laugh again"
Like she knew how this would end
I kissed her head, said, "I'll be okay"
But she was the one that showed me the way
Sky-blue eyes, never feared goodbye
Held my hand while I broke inside
She had a faith I couldn't find
In a world that just ain't kind
Yeah, she walker through fire with a heart so wide
My little girl---wasn't afraid to die
Now I see her in the summer sky
In every sunset's golden lights
I hear her voice in the quiet nights
Saying, "Love doesn't end when we say goodbye"
Sky-blue eyes still guide my life
Through the darkest days and longest nights
She gave me faith I couldn't find
Taught me to live in a world that just ain't kind
Yeah, she walker through fire with a heart so wide
My little girl---showed me how to live this life
I thought I was there to make her strong
Turns out she'd been teaching me all along
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Let's say everyone gets 7 days, so next Tuesday.
and ps. I don't have an advantage being a Mom... little kids want to show their Dad's stuff too. ;D
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OK Kay-lynn,
You're trying to make it ruff on me. You might have an advantage being a mother and grandmother. I'll see if I can think of something. Do you just want the lyric or the song as well?
Do you have in mind the deadline? This weekend, next weekend or what?
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Write a lyric around this theme/quote:
You brought them into the world, the least you can do is let them show it to you.