Hi Beautiful,
Just a little love song for you today. Though he didn’t write it, I love the Joe Cocker version of this song. His voice is overflowing with the bittersweet heartache, joy, and hope every good parent feels for their children, and it’s certainly how I feel for you.
I hope every time you hear this song you think of me fondly. I’ve been singing this song in my head about you since the day you were born. Enjoy:
You are so beautiful
To me
You are so beautiful
To me
Can’t you see
You’re everything I hoped for
You’re everything I need
You are so beautiful
To me
You are so wonderful
To me
You are so wonderful
To me
Can’t you see
You’re everything I hoped for
You’re everything I need
You are so wonderful
To me
You are so beautiful
To me
You are so beautiful
To me
Can’t you see
You’re everything I hoped for
You’re everything I need
You are so beautiful
To me
Here are two more versions – A live Joe Cocker version with alternate lyrics (including creepy thumbnail image) as well as more upbeat version from Billy Preston (who wrote it). Both are worth a listen.
I love you more than any song could ever express. But these are pretty close.
Love,
Daddy
P.S. I asked my daughter if she’d seen my newspaper. She said that newspapers are old school and that no one reads newspapers anymore. The she handed me her iPad…
That fly didn’t stand a chance.
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