Magic

The waters broke and we headed to the hospital

Hoping this would be the day we'd finally get to meet you

We were excited and we were nervous

Your mum was so calm, I put on my bravest face

As they hooked up a machine to listen to your heart beat

A sound that I will not forget, in fact I can still hear it

It sounded steady and it, it sounded strong

The contractions started off like waves turned in to a giant storm

Suddenly we’re lost at sea, in a little fishing boat

Your mother swam to shore, climbed a mountain and run a marathon

I stood on the sideline offering encourgement

The midwife was a shining light through the tunnels and the caves

To think I thought I was prepared to witness how a life was made

And then somewhere around midnight they said that something wasn't right

Declared it an emergency and said they'd need to operate

The room sped up, the world slowed down and man I was scared

As we stepped in the theatre, magic filled the air

And then you arrived, and I cried

And you whole life flashed before my eyes

Completely overwhelmed I was petrified

’Til the doctors said you and your mum were alright

The midwife let me cut the cord

I've never felt love like this before

As I announce you to the world

It's a girl

And the first time that I saw you felt like I already knew you

It was like I'd always known you, like you'd always been here

The first time that I held you, it felt like I could hear you

Commuicate with you without making a sound

Because a new day had begun and you had brought so much with it

And now we're sitting in a cloud, you wrapped in a blanket

Your mother held you in her arms, I knew that we would be okay

This is all that matters now, now we are a family

Oh you arrived, changed my life

Never have I ever felt this alive

You got that familiar look in your eye

I tell you now that you're a lucky girl

You've got the best mum in the whole world

And I love her even more after witnessing your birth