Zane's Song

Matt played this for me the other night in his truck. He said it was his "Zane song". It's called "My Son" and it's by Brandon Rhyder. Here are the lyrics:

We welcome to this world, a brand new bouncing baby boy

With ten fingers and ten toes, your momma's button nose

You will never believe, how much you've changed me

You will always be the star, by God's grace he gave me

(Chorus)
And the beauty of it all, is lying right here in my arms
Falling fast asleep, I can feel your heart beat
Unconditional love, something I have never known

You are my boy, you are my blood, you are my son

We named you after my Papa*, cause he couldn't hang around

But I'll bet he's on the shoulders of an angel

Laughing and singing right now

He stole my heart, and now he's given it to you

I always knew you'd be the only one, that he'd give my heart to

And the beauty of it all, is lying right here in my arms

Falling fast asleep, I can feel your heart beat

Unconditional love, something I have never known

You are my boy, you are my blood, you are my son

You are my boy, you are my blood, you are my son

We welcome to this world, a brand new bouncing baby boy

With ten fingers and ten toes, your momma's button nose

*The song actually says "brother", but Matt sang "Papa". That's what made me cry. We are naming Baby Zane after Matt's Papa Zane, who couldn't hang around. The world lost a great man almost two years ago and we miss him so much. He was Matt's hero, and I'm pretty sure Matt never did wrong in Papa's eyes. Baby Zane has some pretty big shoes to fill, and we intend to make sure he knows what an honorable man he was named after. I only wish they could have met.