You've been my dearest friend since the day I was born
You gave me comfort and strength and such
and you helped me weather so many storms
Some days I'd come home from school in tears
from the cruelty so often found there (in tears found there)
You always made it look so easy to still find a reason to care
(so easy to find a reason to care)

Watching you made me see the person I wanted to be
All the hatred in the world and all the blindness
could be turned away with your kind of kindness.

After years came a day when you had your own daughter
then your path led you away, so far away across the water
(so far away across the water)
Now every day I think at length of how you made my world a better place (how you made the world a better place)
And I still draw upon you strength which makes every obstacle easier to face (makes everything easier to face)

Watching you made me see the person I wanted to be
All the hatred in the world and all the blindness
could be turned away with your kind of kindness.

Don't think for a second I begrudge you
I'm happy that you found your own family
If they learn your gentle strength
They'll look forward to a beautiful destiny.

Watching you made me see the person I wanted to be
All the hatred in the world and all the blindness
could be turned away with your kind of kindness.