Write Away Magazine - Issue No:13

Sometimes she talks to me
Sometimes she pushes me away
Sometime I know she doesn’t mean
Half the hurtful things
I hear her say
Must be confusing to her
Because it sure is to me
I’m stepping in Where her daddy used to be
Her Summers come and go
I get to watch her grow
From a little girl in a shattered world
To a young woman who knows
The one she longs to see
Has been replaced by me
I’m stepping in where her daddy used to be
So I’m praying every night
Lord shine down your wisdoms light
So that she will see that its not just me
Who’s steppin in where her daddy used to be
He calls her now and then
Sometimes I talk to him
Try to let him know how much she’s
Grown and everything she’s in
Still its just not the same
Holidays and soccer games
I’m steppin in where her daddy used to be
So I’m praying every night
Lord shine down your wisdoms light
So that she will see its not just me
Who’s stepping in where her daddy used to be
Bridge
From blue jeans to a prom dress
From skinned knees to her first kiss
He should share these memories
So I’m praying everynight
Lord shine down your wisdoms light
So that he will see
He needs to be where her daddy’s
Supposed to be
Sometimes she talks to me
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By David Michael Rose ©2003 Broken Dancer Music
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20 years ago I became a part of a blended family. I had a
son from a previous marriage, and now
I had two daughters. An 18 year old who had moved out
on her own, and an 11 year old who I fell in love with
from the very first time we met. We struggled trying to
find our stride in this New world we had entered. I only
knew about raising a boy and she, she had only know
one Dad. I told her from the
beginning that she already had a dad and that I was sent
here by God To help her become the daughter that would
make her dad so proud of her.
This is where this song came from.
As I have said before (if you have read my previous
submissions) the best lyrics are written from Your truth.
When a listener hears your words sung, they want to
know, feel and understand something to which they can
relate. Many of us have been in relationships that fell
apart for whatever reason. Many times, there are children
involved. As men, we find ourselves trying to find that
fine line. We Never want to speak ill of the biological
father but we also don’t want to be taken advantage of.
We try to provide a stable loving family environment but
we find ourselves challenged by a child trying to control
what is out of their control. This song is about that
struggle.
Since this recording I have changed one line. “He calls
her now and then, sometimes I talk to him” it seems
okay, but over time I found a stronger line “He calls her
now and then AND when I talk to him.” Changing that
one line adds a lot more strength to that dynamic in the
relationship. That is, the relationship between myself
and the biological father. Sometimes makes it seem as an
accident that I answered the phone. Saying” AND when
I talk to him” makes it intentional that I am bringing into
this relationship whether he knows it or not. Sometimes
girls, in my experience, will not say whats going on because
they are angry whether at the other person or the
situation. Promises broken hurt feelings, the list goes on.
By changing this lineI made him the focus and inclusive
in the relationship and what was going on that he might
not know.
I hope this song says things the listener might not have
been able to express and they find some inspiration, hope
and balance in their own blended families. Its twenty
years later and I have watched her grow into a beautiful,
smart woman. She has her own business, a loving husband
and two beautiful children. I am so blessed!
Cheers
David Michael Rose
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