Elisabeth

Billy Gilman

Namesake to Elisabeth


Her daddy's pride and joy


Baptised in her mama's tears


Soon after she was born


Cause the doctor said


she'd never live to see her sweet sixteen


It's a miracle that she beat those odds


And there's still no promise she will see tomorrow


It makes me wonder


How life can give someone so much and take so much away





oooh


Elisabeth


You're a teacher, you're a saint


And I'm so glad you came to us


Elisabeth


You make the world a better place


With the kindness of your smile and your love


And your beauty with live on and on


Elisabeth


Elisabeth





She might not ever marry


or hold a baby of her own


Things we all take for granted


Are the things she may never know





She believes there's always hope


And that's all she really has


She walks through life with passion


And with dignity and class





And when she cries


She cries in silence


But never for herself


She cries for everybody else





Everybody else


Elisabeth


You're a teacher, you're a saint


And I'm so glad you came to us


Elisabeth


You make the world a better place


With the kindness of your smile and your love


And your beauty with live on and on





I'm so glad you came to us


Elisabeth


You make the world a better place


With the kindness of your smile and your love


And your beauty with live on and on