Daddy's Shadow

She watches the door, waits for a sign Tiny hands drawing hearts in the sunshine She asks me again, "Will he come today?" I smile through the ache, don't know what to say She talks to the moon, whispers your name In dreams, you hold her, but it's not the same She's building castles out of thin air With a love so big, but you're never there You're somewhere out there, living your life While she's here wondering if you'd hold her tight She sings to the stars, she laughs in the rain But she's missing a piece, and it carries your name Daddy's shadow, it lingers in air But she's reaching for someone who's never been there She holds my hand when the world feels too loud Asking if you'd be someone proud She makes up stories where you call her "my girl" But she doesn't know she's your whole world She talks to the wind, waits for a sign Maybe one day, you'll change your mind She's dancing alone in a dress meant to twirl Still hoping you'll come and show up in her world You're somewhere out there, chasing the sun While she's here waiting, thinking you'll run She sings to the stars, she laughs in the rain But she's missing a piece, and it carries your name Daddy's shadow, it lingers in air But she's reaching for someone who's never been there One day she'll stop waiting, one day she'll see That love isn't built on a ghost of a dream And I'll hold her close, I'll wipe her tears Through every question, through all the years She still sings to the stars, she still laughs in the rain But she's learning to love without saying your name Daddy's shadow is fading away And she's finding the light in her own kind of way