Kota

I still remember the shock, the sudden surprise

But the excitement was shining right there in my eyes

You came to my life at a very special time

Two hearts beating together in rhythm and rhyme

We faced down the obstacles while you were still in the womb

We made it through the dark, we made it to bloom

I loved you so deeply, so fierce and so true

Long before this big wide world even knew you

Oh, Kota, I’m so proud of the woman you are

My beautiful survivor, my grounded star

You’re patient and wise, we're tied through the weather

Te-keda- a-lamo forever

I held you as a baby, watched you learn as a child

Through your teenage years, through the calm and the wild

Now you stand as a woman, forgiving and smart

With the beauty of nature alive in your heart

You bring so much comfort with your laughter and hugs

A peaceful spirit that everyone loves

So caring and calm in the ways that you move

You've got nothing left in this world to prove

Oh, Kota, I’m so proud of the woman you are

My beautiful survivor, my grounded star

You’re patient and wise, we're tied through the weather

Te-keda- a-lamo forever

You are so respected, rooted deep in the earth

I knew you were strong from the day of your birth

We conquered the shadows, we made it somehow

And I'm in awe of the person I'm looking at now

Oh, Kota, I’m so proud of the woman you are

My beautiful survivor, my grounded star

You’re patient and wise, we're tied through the weather

Te-keda- a-lamo forever

My peaceful soul, Te-keda- a-lamo forever