He stared into her eyes
Big, brown, and bright
His own were drunk and wet
Like love at first sight

He held her in his arms
Feeling her skin; smooth and warm
She looked so innocent and pure
He'd love nothing else more, for sure.

He leaned down and kissed her head
Her silky strands of coal
"My life before so empty
Your being made it whole"

"I'd be all your firsts:
First hug, first kiss, first love
Every time I look at you
I can't thank God enough"

"Your every giggle
Fills my world with joy
But every tear you cry
Does my world destroy"

"My baby you may never know
How much you mean to me
But I'll always remember that
You're the one who set me free"

"For I am a man w/ blood on his hands
My soul to the devil sold
But every tear your shed my dear
I'll happily make them pay tenfold"

"Criminal, gangster, don
My days end w/ hands so bloody
But my worries would fly away
Every time you'd run into my arms
Shouting 'I love you, daddy"

"My world would have you dead
But maybe someday I'll have you home
And every soul who does you harm
I'll tear them limb from bone"

"And just as sure my blood runs in your veins
You'll return to me one day.
But for now I have to give you away
So your life can be free of pain

You may never know
how much you mean to me
But always remember this one thing:
I'm the one who set you free"