I Watched You Smile Lyrics

I watched you smile from behind the stage

You couldn't fake the pride upon your face

You played the violin while your daughter sang a hymn

And the audience cried out for more again

She was a babe when you taught her to dance

And when you put a guitar into her hands

Now she's full-grown, getting ready to leave home

And I heard our children aren't our own

And that, in life's great yearning for itself

It brings forth children in good health

And we may guide but never own

She's the arrow, you're the bow

And the archer is unknown

I watched you smile from behind the stage

I smiled as well but there was pain upon my face

For I felt the pride with you, but also this is true

I thought: "Here is a joy I'll never know"

"Here is a joy I'll never know"

"Here is a joy I'll never know"