As I watch my daughter, Glinda, dance with her new fiancée, Elphaba there's a torrent of different emotions running through my mind.
Look at the two of you dancing that way
They're both in another world with only them in it, my daughter's soon-to-be wife presses her lips against Glinda's, and gives her a quick kiss. When they part, I can see the sparkling blue eyes of my daughter, radiating love and devotion. The same emotions are emitted from Elphaba's dark brown eyes.
Lost in the moment and each others face
So much in love you're alone in this place
Like there's nobody else in the world
My eyes start to tear up as I think back on a time, not so long ago. My daughter was only five;
"Daddy?" she said.
"Yes, sweetie?" I said, smiling at her with a father's love twinkling in my eyes
"I don't care if I don't get married" Galinda said.
"And why not?" I asked, knowing my daughter was still going through the "boy's are yucky" phase of her life.
"Because no boy in Oz could be as great as you"
I was enough for her not long ago
I was her number one
She told me so
My daughter will always be my pride and joy, my entire world. And I all I will ever ask of Elphaba is to love Glinda.
And she still means the world to me
Just so you know
So be careful when you hold my girl
Time flies when you're watching your little girl grow up.
Time changes everything
But life must continue, no matter how much it hurts me to let her go.
Life must go on
So I'm not going to stop Elphaba from marrying my daughter.
And I'm not gonna stand in your way.
I just want Elphaba to know one thing; I loved my daughter first.
I loved her first
I was the first person after her mother to hold her in my arms.
And I held her first
She captured my heart instantly, and she hasn't let it go yet. I hope she never does.
And I place in my heart will always be hers.
From the moment she took her first breath.
From the first breath she breathed.
And the first time she smiled up at me.
When she first smiled at me
It was twenty four year ago that I realized why all of my friends who had become father's gushed about their kids so much. The little pink bundle I held in my arms wasn't just a baby girl, she was my baby girl.
I knew the love of a father runs deep
I had always hoped my daughter would marry a kind, sweet man. Granted, Elphaba's not a man, but she's everything I want for my daughter. She loves Glinda, not the Upland fortune, or my daughter's outer beauty. Elphaba loves Glinda's inner beauty.
And I prayed that she'd find you someday
Yet, despite the fact that I couldn't be happier with my daughter's engagement, it's still difficult to give her away.
But it's still hard to give her away
I loved her first.
I loved her first
It's hard to believe that gorgeous woman dancing with Elphaba used to be my baby girl.
How could that beautiful woman with you
Be the same bright blue eyed kid that I knew
It feels like it was yesterday I was reading her fairytales so she would go to sleep.
The one that I read all those fairytales to
This can't be the cute little bundle I used to tuck in every night.
And tucked into bed all those nights
I remember the first time I saw Elphaba with my little girl, and I knew that before long, I would have to give Glinda to her.
And I knew the first time I saw you with her
It was only a matter of time
But no matter what, I loved her first.
I loved her first
I held her when she had a bad dream, or hurt herself, or when some mean kid teased her.
I held her first
I love her from the bottom of my heart.
And a place in my heart will always be hers
From the little tired sighs she used to emit when she was younger as a way to tell me it was time to go to bed.
From the first breath she breathed
And that bright smile she gave me whenever she was overflowing with joy.
When she first smiled at me
Nothing has ever made me happier than being Glinda's father.
I knew the love of a father runs deep
It was bittersweet learning my daughter is engaged, it's the fact that I'm giving her up, and that's bitter, but I know that Elphaba will take care of her.
And I prayed that she'd find you someday
My daughter looks at me, and emits a joyful sigh.
From the first breath she breathed
Then she smiles at me, her blue eyes twinkling with joy.
When she first smiled at me
"I love you, Galinda" I say.
She laughs, "Popsicle, it's Glinda now"
I knew the love of a father runs deep
Perhaps, one day, if my little girl and Elphaba have a daughter together, they'll understand what I'm going through when they see their baby girl for the first time.
Someday you might know what I'm going through
When a miracle smiles up at you
And when they hear their daughter is engaged, they'll be thinking the same thing I am at this moment.
I loved her first