Thirty-one and six foot even,
She still looks at me and sees
Her wide eyed boy, six years old
Reachin' for her hand to hold
She still tells me, "Wipe your feet son,
Wash your hands, it's time to eat" Yeah
She believes she's heaven sent
To protect my long lost innocence

What she sees in me,
Is nothing but the best
In her eyes I'll never be
Anything less
It's a love strong enough to forgive the rest
If only I could always be
What she sees in me

This ain't the paradise I promised her;
It's just a slice of life with an average man:
Honest work with calloused hands
And it bothers me I can't deliver
All the things I swore I'd give her
She looks into my eyes
Like life with me is some kind of prize

What she sees in me,
Is nothing but the best
In her eyes I'll never be
Anything less
It's a love strong enough to forgive the rest
If only I could always be
What she sees in me

Three years old and two foot four,
Each day when I walk through the door
She runs to me and holds me tight,
And in her eyes there shines a light
That reaches to the deepest part
Of all that's good inside my heart
The places that are kind and true,
And I know I must live up to:

What she sees in me,
Is nothing but the best
In her eyes I'll never be
Anything less
It's a love strong enough to forgive the rest
If only I could always be
What she sees in me