I won't let go...

Everytime I hear the Rascall Flatts song

I WON'T LET GO

it makes me want to cry.

It is the way all parents should feel about their children

and it is the comfort each child, no matter how old,

should feel when they think of their parents:

IT'S LIKE A STORM

THAT CUTS A PATH

IT BREAKS YOUR WILL IT FEELS LIKE THAT

YOU THINK YOUR LOST

BUT YOU'RE NO LOST ON YOUR OWN

YOU'RE NOT ALONE.

I WILL STAND BY YOU

I WILL HELP YOU THROUGH

WHEN YOU'VE DONE ALL YOU CAN DO

AND YOU CAN'T COPE

I WILL DRY YOUR EYES

I WILL FIGHT YOUR FIGHT

I WILL HOLD YOU TIGHT AND I WON'T LET GO.

IT HURTS MY HEART TO SEE YOU CRY

I KNOW IT'S DARK, THIS PART OF LIFE

OH, IT FINDS US ALL AND WE'RE TOO SMALL

TO STOP THE RAIN

OH, BUT WHEN IT RAINS

I WILL STAND BY YOU...

WHEN YOU'VE DONE ALL YOU CAN DO

AND YOU CAN'T COPE

I WILL DRY YOUR EYES,

I WILL FIGHT YOUR FIGHT...

DON'T BE AFRAID TO FALL

I'M RIGHT HERE TO CATCH YOU

I WON'T LET YOU DOWN, IT WON'T GET YOU DOWN

YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE IT

YEAH, I KNOW YOU CAN MAKE IT

'CAUSE I WILL STAND BY YOU

I WILL HELP YOU THROUGH

WHEN YOU'VE DONE ALL YOU CAN DO

AND YOU CAN'T COPE

I WILL DRY YOUR EYES

I WILL FIGHT YOUR FIGHT

I WILL HOLD YOU TIGHT AND I WON'T LET GO

Yes, every child should feel this of their parents and yet

I know it is not always the case in this crazy world.

I feel for those children who don't have this unconditional love.

Yet, if you are one of the lucky and you find this kind

of love aside from your child, someone who loves you

in this way, then that is a gift, my friend.

A pure and sacred gift, especially if you find yourself on

a road that has turns you didn't expect.

If you have it, appreciate it....

it is a gift