Billy Gilman Elizabeth Lyrics

Elizabeth Lyrics

Namesake to Elisabeth 

 Her daddy's pride and joy 

 Baptized in her mama's tears soon after she was born 

 'Cause the doctor said she'd never live 

 To see her sweet sixteen 

 It's a miracle she beat those odds 

 And there's still no promise 

 She will see tomorrow 

 It makes me wonder 

 How life can give someone so much and take so much away 

 

 Oh, Elisabeth 

 You're a teacher you're a saint 

 And I'm so glad you came to us 

 Elisabeth, you make the world a better place 

 With the kindness of your smile and your love 

 And your beauty will live on and on 

 Elisabeth 

 

 She might not ever marry 

 Or hold a baby of her own 

 Things we all take for granted 

 Are the things she may never know 

 But she believes there's always hope 

 And that's all she really has 

 So she walks through life with passion and 

 With dignity and class 

 

 And when she cries, she cries in silence 

 But never for herself 

 She cries for everybody else, for everybody else 

 

 Oh, Elisabeth 

 You're a teacher you're a saint 

 And I'm so glad you came to us 

 Elisabeth, you make the world a better place 

 With the kindness of your smile and your love 

 And your beauty will live on and on 

 Elisabeth 

 

 And I'm so glad you came to us 

 Elisabeth, you make the world a better place 

 With the kindness of your smile and your love 

 And your beauty will live on and on