Lyrics
[verse]
Age of eight he asked his dad to fish
Bring his buddy, that had been the wish
But a girl showed up in pigtail braids
Dad said son sometimes the plans just change and fade
He begged his dad to leave her on the shore
Take a boy instead, don't need one more
[verse]
Years went by and she was standing there
Same soft eyes and same sunlit hair
Now he's asking her to be his wife
Praying she'll say yes and share his life
He remembers being young and unaware
Now he'd give the world to keep her near
[chorus]
Take the fish, take the pond, take the summer sun
Take the whole wide world, leave me only one
Don't take the girl, she's all I've got
Don't take the girl, she means a lot
I was wrong when I was small and didn't understand
Don't take the girl, just take my hand
[verse]
Hospital lights and a nervous prayer
Their first child coming, trouble in the air
He stood beside her bed and begged the sky
Take whatever's mine, just don't let her die
He'd trade his name, his home, his every plan
Just to keep the promise of holding her hand
[chorus]
Take the fish, take the pond, take the summer sun
Take the whole wide world, leave me only one
Don't take the girl, she's all I've got
Don't take the girl, she means a lot
I was wrong when I was small and didn't understand
Don't take the girl, just take my hand
[bridge]
Some prayers get answered in the quiet dark
Some love just leaves a lasting mark
He held her hand and watched the morning come
Grateful for the life they'd become
[chorus]
Take the fish, take the pond, take the summer sun
Take the whole wide world, leave me only one
Don't take the girl, she's all I've got
Don't take the girl, she means a lot
I was wrong when I was small and didn't understand
Don't take the girl, just take my hand
