Song Description

This wedding duet is a song of love and gratitude between a daughter and her parents as she leaves home begins her journey of marriage. The title of the song, "Give You Away" refers not only to being "given away" as a bride, but also to being "given a way" throughout her life to become the woman she is today.

Lyrics

Give You Away

INTRO:
I used to call you my Morning Star
'cuz you'd snuggle up in our bed
In your pink flannel PJ's, those crazy curls on your head
And as you lay there sleeping,
I'd close my eyes and pray
"Lord, Help me show her the way..."

VERSE 1:
You held my fingers when you learned to walk
And each time you got stuck
I taught you, even when you fall
You gotta find a way to get back up
I ran beside you on that little pink bike
The day those training wheels were gone
I taught you, when you get knocked down
You gotta find a way to get back on
I wanted to shield you from life's pain
But just held you while you cried
I wanted to clip your little wings
But I had to let you fly, so...

CHORUS:
I gave you love
I gave you strength
I gave you answers to your questions
But the choice was yours to make
I gave you faith
Gave you advice
I gave you wisdom, Gave you courage
Oh, I gave you life
But if there's just one, just one thing
I gave to you, I pray...
That I gave you, I gave you a way.

VERSE 2:
You were there when I fell in love
And when my broken heart just wouldn't mend
You taught me, even when it hurts
you gotta find a way to love again.
I remember graduation day
You said, "Don't stop dreamin' and
when I felt like giving up
you helped me find a way to keep believin'"
Every time I lost my way
I'd just call you on the
and somehow, you'd always help me
find my way back home, Cuz...

CHORUS:
You gave me love
You gave me strength
You gave me answers to my questions
But the choice was mine to make
You gave me faith
Gave me advice
You gave me wisdom
Gave me courage
Oh, you gave me life
But if there's just one, just one thing
You gave to me, I'd say
That you gave me, you gave me...
a way

BRIDGE:
I'll still be right beside you walk down that isle
My Morning Star... such a beautiful bride!
You'll always be my little girl
(Oh, Dad! I'm not a kid)
I would have given you the world
(But, you did)
Then there's just one, just one thing
To give you on this day
I give you, I give you...away

CHORUS: (TOGETHER)
I gave you love
(You gave me love)
I gave you strength
(You gave me strength)
I gave you answers to your questions
(But the choice was mine to make)
I gave you faith
(You gave me faith)
Gave you advice
(such great advice)
You gave me wisdom
(Gave me courage)
TOGETHER: Oh you gave me life
So there's just one
(Just one thing)
To give you on this day
I give you
(You always gave me)

TOGETHER:
"Away"
"A Way"


(c) Chantal Soudant 2007