I came home last night
to a dark and lonely cottage
I took the wreath off the door
and somehow I stumbled inside
I just can't, I just can't live without her
Give me one reason to live,
now that my darling has died
And then five little fingers
touched my hand
And there was a sadness
in my little girl's touch
It seemed to say, Daddy, I need you so
And in five little seconds,
her five little fingers
told me all that I needed to know.
I could tell her little eyes
were full of questions.
I tried to answer,
but all I could do was hold her tight
Forgive me, forgive me, I said for crying
But darling, your daddy has got such
a lot on his shoulders tonight
And then five little fingers
sucked in deep
Touched me on the cheek
and gently brushed away a tear
And then I knew, that in her own little way,
my baby was saying,
Daddy, I love you son.
And it only took five little seconds
for those five little fingers
to tell me all that I needed to know.
Five little fingers too young to understand