I'll Walk

We were 18, it was prom night

We had our first big fight

She said "pull this car over"

I did and then I told her

"I don't know what you are crying for"

I grabbed her hand and she reached for the door

She said. . .

"I'll walk

Let go of my hand

Right now I'm hurt

And you don't understand

So just be quiet

And later we will talk

Just leave, don't worry

I'll walk"

It was a dark night, a black dress

Driver never saw her around the bend

I never will forget the call

Or driving to the hospital

Where they told me her legs still wouldn't move

I cried when I walked into her room

She said. . .

"I'll walk

Please come and hold my hand

Right now I hurt

And I don't understand

Let's just be quiet

And later we can talk

Please stay, don't worry

I'll walk"

I held her hand through everything

The weeks and months of therapy

And I held her hand and asked her to be my bride

She's dreamed from a little girl

To have her daddy bring her down the aisle

So from her wheelchair she looks up at him and smiles

and says. . .

"I'll walk

Please hold my hand

I know that this will hurt

I know you understand

Please, Daddy don't cry

This is already hard

Let's go, don't worry

I'll walk"