ARE YOU MY DADDY?
[Verse 1]
Dust on my boots, heat in the air
We pulled off the highway to nowhere
Two shacks, red clay, nothin’ growin’
No clean water, just pain showin’
[Verse 2]
Kids in the dirt, no one cryin’
Too young to know they should be tryin’
No toys, no shoes, just tired eyes
Waitin’ for someone to recognize
[Chorus]
“Are you my daddy?” — he whispered low
Hit me harder than I’ve ever known
A little hand reachin’, heart open wide
God help me, I just cried...
[Verse 3]
Mamas walk miles, lookin’ for pay
Leave their babies where they pray
That someone kind might take ‘em in
Lord, this world can be cruel to them
[Chorus]
“Are you my daddy?” — I heard again
From tiny voices blowin’ in the wind
Each word cut like a rusted knife
In that moment, they became my life
[Bridge]
I’m not their blood, they don’t have my name
But I’d carry every ounce of their pain
For just one hug, one little smile
To feel like I was theirs for a little while
[Final Chorus]
“Are you my daddy?” — soft as a prayer
I knelt down, said I’d always care
Don’t know what they saw in me
But for a moment, I let them believe
[Outro]
Now that voice won’t leave my head
Echoes every night in bed
I’ll give my days to find them a home
A place of love where they belong
Note: On a highway, 30 minutes out of Kampala, Uganda (they call it "Orphan Highway"), I met a tribal Chief who had over 100 children along the road. I heard, saw, and felt horror stories that changed my life. For the next decade I dedicated my life to finding dads and moms for these kids and others across our globe. Today there are over 143 million orphans on our planet. It's impossible to look into their eyes, and hear their sweet voices.. and do nothing. If we don't care, who will? If you believe in God, you must!
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