The Day I Gave You Wings

I remember it all so vividly, My mind set, stunned, Your body so weak, So diseased, Your spirit so strong and carefree, Guided by a higher power, My Heart ravaged by disaster, My Soul shredded to bits of nothing, I gave up all I had, The Day I gave you Wings to fly....

It drained me of everything I was, but, I love you enough to release you from your pain, That was holding you down, Turning you into someone we did not recognize, I had to step up, To be someone I can not, To put you above, Everything I had, Everything I always wanted, I gave up my dreams, My Happiness, My Life, So you could be you again, The Day I gave you wings to fly....

I had to set you free, My love was not enough to make it better, I could not will it to go away, No matter how hard I tried, or prayed, But it was biggest and most important role, I will ever know, I had to sacrifice myself, My heart, My Soul, To give you an unselfish gift, To match your unconditional love, The Day I gave you wings to fly....

How could I justify, Seeing you suffer, Hearing your cry, Just to keep you with me, I love you more then I love myself, I chose to set you free, From your excruciating pain, Knowing the brunt, the life sentence, I was giving myself, Heartache in the highest form, The Day I gave you wings to fly....

For you, there is no price too much, Nothing I would not do, Shoulder your burdens, Inflict pain unto myself to ease your suffering, It was a trade, an exchange, Your freedom for my soul, The Day I gave you wings to fly.