The Girl in the Gown – Emotional Country Song for the Bride

[Verse 1]
I can see you now
In faded photographs
A little girl with scraped-up knees and all our happy laughs
You'd climb up on my shoulders
To see the county fair
With cotton candy stuck in your tangled golden hair

Now you're a vision in this room
A gown of lace and pearl
And for a moment I still see that little reckless girl

[Chorus]
So pull me close
And let me have this last dance with my baby girl
The whole world fades
It's just us two in our little corner of the world
Just like we did on that old porch with worn-out shoes on tired feet
The band is playing something old, the kind of song we both repeat
And I'll hold on tight for just a while before you take his hand
My little girl, the greatest thing I've ever known
In this life's span

[Verse 2]
The time goes fast like fireflies escaping from a jar
I blinked my eyes and there you were, a bright and guiding star
I've learned a lot from watching you, your spirit strong and free
The woman you've become is the very best of me
I'm not losing you tonight, I'm just watching you start new
And that's the greatest gift a father's heart could ever give to you

[Chorus]
So pull me close
And let me have this last dance with my baby girl
The whole world fades
It's just us two in our little corner of the world
Just like we did on that old porch with worn-out shoes on tired feet
The band is playing something old, the kind of song we both repeat
And I'll hold on tight for just a while before you take his hand
My little girl, the greatest thing I've ever known
In this life's plan

[Outro]
Yeah, the greatest thing I've ever known
Just dancing here and holding my baby girl
One last dance before she goes on with him
She's home