Wild and Precious Life - JJ Heller

What were they thinking when they let us take you home?

Could they not see the fear behind our eyes?

You could fill up the Grand Canyon with the things we didn’t know

We only knew our love for you was just as deep and wide

We got some things wrong and some things right

We had lovely dreams

And sleepless nights

But every sunrise brings another chance to be surprised

Sometimes a leap of faith is the best thing we can do

'Cause if we wait until we’re ready, we’re never gonna move

So we listen to the music and take one step at a time

'Till we find that we are dancing through this one wild and precious life

Saw your first steps turn to running

Then to scraped and broken arms

And we felt the winds of change begin to blow

We didn’t know how quickly you’d trade bicycles for cars

Then we were packing up your room doing our best to let you go

Sometimes a leap of faith is the best thing we can do

'Cause if we wait until we’re ready, we’re never gonna move

So we listen to the music and take one step at a time

'Till we find that we are dancing through this one wild and precious life

I’m holding all the memories and I’m holding back my tears

And I’m treasuring this moment in my heart

The song is almost over, and your new life nearly here

Before you go, I hope you know how proud of you we are

You’ll get things wrong and some things right

You’ll have lovely dreams

And sleepless nights

But every sunrise brings another chance to be surprised

Sometimes a leap of faith is the best thing we can do

'Cause if we wait until we’re ready, we’re never gonna move

So we listen to the music and take one step at a time

Until we find that we are dancing

How I love to see you dancing through this one wild and precious life