I wasn't there to see you crawl

or to take your first step and see you fall

But ever since you were ten, I can say

that I routed you on everyday.

The day I met you I wouldn't have known

that I would grow to love you as my own.

That little freckle nosed boy

that would become my pride and joy.

I cheered you on at your games

I insulted the opposing team and called them names.

We've had our arguements and our fights

your worries that kept us up at nights.

You would learn to drive a car

in life you had come so far

You made me proud when you finished school

I knew you would never be anyones fool.

Although it made me proud to watch you grow

it also made me sad to let you go.

I watched you laugh, I watched you cry

when you lost your finger I thought I would die.

And now you have found love and a wife

starting fresh with a brand new life.

Together you both are happy in love

blessed by all the stars from above.

When all is said and done...

I am also blessed, with a son.