© 2004-2005 Lyric Bill Osofsky (BMI)/Music Julie Layne Bloeth (ASCAP) with Frank De Pauw

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© 2004-2005 Bill Osofsky (BMI)/Julie Layne Bloeth (ASCAP)
Music by Frank De Pauw with Exit April

They'd been tryin' everything they could for seven years
Her last trip to the doctor, confirmed their biggest fears
She thought of all the wasted nights she'd cried and prayed
That baby dream would have to come some other way

They knew about a girl in town lookin' for a home
Who's mom died drivin' home from work, leavin' her alone
A couple and a three year old, both so incomplete
Maybe it was something that was always meant to be... An

(Chorus)
Instant family
A blessing from above
Equal measures
Of circumstance and love
They say that blood is thicker
But sometimes water's what you need
For an instant family

They got there early Saturday, the girl was up and dressed
She squeezed her husband's hand in hers, they knew they'd been blessed
She knelt down right in front of her, didn't know what to expect
And melted when she felt those little arms go 'round her neck

(Repeat Chorus)

(Bridge)
They tried to save her momma when they saw her hit that truck
But never thought one morning they'd be wakin' up... with an

(Repeat Chorus)