I'll Walk

We were eighteen, it was prom night

And we had our first big fight

She said, "Pull this car over," I did, and then I told her

"I don't know what you are cryin' for"

I grabbed her hand as she reached for the door

She said, "I'll walk, let go of my hand

Right now, I'm hurt, and you don't understand

So just be quiet, and later, we will talk

Just leave, don't worry, I'll walk"

It was a dark night, a black dress

The driver never saw her around the bend

I never will forget the call or drivin' to the hospital

When they told me her legs still wouldn't move

I cried when I walked into her room

She said, "I'll walk, please come and hold my hand

Right now, I'm hurt, and I don't understand

Let's just be quiet, and later, we can talk

Please stay, don't worry, I'll walk"

I held her hand through everything

The weeks and months of therapy

And I held her hand and asked her to be my bride

She's dreamed from a little girl

To have her daddy bring her down the aisle

So from her wheelchair, she looks up at him and smiles

And says, "I'll walk, please hold my hand

I know that this will hurt, I know you understand

Please, Daddy, don't cry, this is already hard

Let's go, don't worry

I'll walk"