Elizabeth - Billy Gilman

Namesake to Elisabeth 
Her daddy's pride and joy 
Baptized 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 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 

Oh, 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 will live on and on 
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 
But she believes there's always hope 
And that's all she really has 
So 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, for everybody else 

Oh, 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 will live on and on 
Elisabeth 

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 will live on and on