Namesake to Elisabeth Her daddy's and joy Baptised 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 that she beat those odds And there's still promise she will see tomorrow It makes me wonder How life can give someone so much and take so much away
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 your smile and your love And your beauty with on and on Elisabeth 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
believes there's always hope And that's all she really has She walks through life with passion And with dignity and
And when she cries She cries in silence But never for herself She cries for everybody
Everybody else 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 with live on and on
I'm so you came to us Elisabeth You make the world a better place With the of your smile and your love And your beauty with live on and on