Brave Baby Brett Lyrics

One misty autumn morning

My daughter came to me

I don't know how to tell you this

I'm only seventeen

One night when Joey took me out

We really went too far

Now I'm living proof

Of what the consequences are

I don't know what to do

What I've done isn't smart

I'm not ready for this

And it's tearing me apart

Can you help me be strong

Can I give him a good start

My unborn baby

Has a hole in his heart

If you want to kick me out

I truly understand

But inside me there's a little boy

It's not what I had planned

The doctor told me cautiously

The ultrasound revealed

A hole is growing in his heart

That likely will not heal

I don't know what to do

What I've done isn't smart

I'm not ready for this

And it's tearing me apart

Can you help me be strong

Can I give him a good start

The little boy inside me

Has a hole in his heart

I closed my teary eyes

A clear image came to me

A wrinkled, tattered photograph

Of me at seventeen

They say history repeats itself

I realized it was true

How could I turn away from her

It happened to me too

I remember praying on my knees

Before she was born

Could my daughter's life be happy

Not joyless and forlorn

To be a teenage mom is hard

It makes you grow up fast

My daughter's life unfolding

Was an echo of my past

Baby Brett was born full term

Delivered by midwife

Four surgeries he endured

In the first months of his life

His spirit sparkled in his eyes

He wanted so to live

I fell in love, my daughter too

Our full hearts we would give

You will know what to do

As a mom you'll be wise

Your new son is a gift

And he fills you up with pride

He can see, he can hear

Curly hair, a brunette

Let's welcome him into the world

Brave baby Brett

As brave Brett grew older

From baby to child

His strong sparkling spirit

Inspired when he smiled

His body grew stronger

And so did his heart

Our miracle fellow

He was God's work of art

His heart knows what to do

And his body as well

We're raising an angel

Who is here to excel

He can see, he can hear

Curly hair, a brunette

Let's celebrate the miracle

Of brave baby Brett

Let's celebrate the miracle

Of brave baby Brett