Steven Curtis Chapman – Cinderella

女兒是爸爸上輩子的情人，是嗎？

可是唸大學以前，跟爸爸好像沒什麼話說。不親，一點也不。

小的時候並不喜歡給爸爸抱。不舒服，媽媽這樣解釋。
總是要到玩累了走不動了的時候，才會跑去賴在爸爸身上；
總是要到人群阻礙了視野的時候，才會想要爬上爸爸肩膀。

「腦筋要動」是他最常說的。認真，是他的生活態度。
每次一個簡單的數學問題，總會被他解釋得很複雜；
我要的不過是個解題方法，他強調的卻是邏輯思考。

長大以後的某一天，我突然懂了爸爸用的那個語言。

我想這得謝謝學姊的「交大無帥哥」，在申請結果出來的那個禮拜。
「爸爸，交大真的沒有帥哥喔？」
「有啊，只是都已經畢業了啊。」

回台北之前的某一天，我隨口說了想要4G的隨身碟。

到家的那個晚上，爸爸丟了個貼有燦坤貼紙的塑膠盒給我。
「8G的sony隨身碟！」
「妳不是說想要一個？」
「是啊，可是……」
那份被疼愛寵溺的感覺，不是簡單的字句可以完整表達的。

女兒是爸爸上輩子的情人，是吧。

拙於表達他對我們深切的愛，卻從不吝嗇給予我們他的全部，
這就是我，最最親愛的爸爸。

Steven Curtis Chapman – Cinderella

She spins and she sways to whatever song plays, without a care in the world
And I' m sitting here wearing the weight of the world on my shoulders

It's been a long day and there's still work to do
She's pulling at me sayin' “Dad I need you
“There's a ball at the castle and I've been invited, and I need to practice my dancing”
Oh please, Daddy please

So I will dance with Cinderella while she is here in my arms
'Cause I know something the prince never knew
Oh, I will dance with Cinderella
I don't want to miss even one song
'Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight, and she'll be gone…

She says he's a nice guy and I'd be impressed
She wants to know if I approve of her dress
She says “Dad the prom is just one week away, and I need to practice my dancing”
Oh please, Daddy please

Well, she came home today with a ring on her hand
Just glowing and telling us all they had planned
She says “Dad the wedding's still six months away, but I need to practice my dancing”
Oh please, Daddy please