My Songs

Ballerina Lace

Verse 1

You were five and I was six,

We were in your daddy's yard picking up sticks,

I watched every move you made,

As we played,

I finally got up enough courage,

And grabbed your braids,

You turned around and said,

Chorus

I want you to have this,

My ballerina lace,

A little piece of me,

That you can never replace,

As long as you have that,

You'll have my heart,

We'll be together,

Never to be torn apart, 

Verse 2

Eighteen years later,

Our first baby came,

She was our little Lisa May,

From the minute she was born,

She was daddy's little girl,

You held her, 

I ran the lace between her fingers

Then you said, 

Chorus

I want you to have this,

My ballerina lace,

A little piece of me,

That you can never replace,

As long as you have that,

You'll have my heart,

We'll be together,

Never to be torn apart, 

Bridge

I touched you with my fingertips,

As I watched your mind slip,

You couldn't remember my name,

As I sat beside your bed in my chair, 

I looked into your eyes and you were there, 

The thoughts of our young love ran through my mind,

In my mind you're still sixteen,

Sneaking out late,

Just to see me,

Extra Bit + Chorus

I lay the ribbon down beside you,

Once the line on the monitor stood still,

I remember fifty years before and I say,

I want you to have this back, 

Your ballerina lace,

A little piece of me,

That you can never replace,

As long as you have that,

You'll have my heart,

We'll be together,

Never to be torn apart,