Daddy's Little Girl (2006)

Her heart is pounding
The music starts
She has to remember to breathe
The door opens
She hears nothing
Except the dum dum de dum
Of the music
Right, left, right, left
Down the aisle they go
She looks to her side
And sees her father there
She sees a single tear fall from his eye
"Its ok dad" she whispers
"for today I am a bride"
Her father kisses her cheek
She feels him tremble
As he places her hand into the hand
Of the man she loves
But he knows that she will always be
Daddy's little girl
He watches the ceremony with his wife at his side
He arrives at the reception for his introduction
As "Father of the bride"
He smiles as he watches his little girl dance
With her new husband
They move so gracefully around the dance floor
And then he hears the DJ announce its his turn
To dance with his daughter
As they take their place in the center of the floor
Everyone is watching
He does not know why but he is nervous
"Its alright Dad," she says
"For although I am now a wife, I will always be your little girl"
He knows then that it will be fine
For as he looks back over the past twenty years
He remembers wanting a boy, but telling his wife
He would make his daughter into a tomboy
He remembers her learning her ABC's and the weekends of camping
He remembers teaching her to fillet a fish
He remembers all the talks they have had while fishing
He remembers the hesitation he felt when he put her in the driver's seat of his truck at ten years of age
And she remember him teaching her to drive
And him telling her to just keep it between the lines
She remembers all the Forensic meets he judged when he did not know anything about theatre
she remembers him running lines with her to help her memorize her part
She looks up at her father and sees the tears in his eyes
"It's ok Dad," she says
"For not only do I have a husband today, I have given you a son
But we will still go fishing
And have our heart to hearts
After all, even though I am now a wife,
I will always be Daddy's Little Girl"