I Tell You Because

He taught me to be kind And he taught me to always care He taught me to use my mind And he taught me to never fear He taught me how to see And he taught me how to speak He taught me to be free And he taught me where to seek He taught me why to dream And he taught me how to start He taught me to be seen And he taught me to use my heart He taught me how to live And he taught me to be true He taught me how to give And he taught me how to choose He taught me what to say And he taught me what to do So it has come to the day And now I'm telling you