Rodney Crowell - I've Done Everything I Can lyrics

I'd love to hear you laughing Love so see you smile Dance that little dance you danced When you were just a child The way the world came at you Left you bitter and confused The more I tried to guide your path The more you just felt used The sun comes up to my room But there are no guarantees It can rock you like a baby It can knock you to your knees The path that lies between us Is a star crossed avenue I've done everything I can There's nothing I can do So you loved that girl to d**h And you're scared to take a breath It's like everything you've dread Swings are hammer in your head So her heart's locked in a vault And you think it's all your fault It's a dream as old as dirt And you can't stand to see her hurt May the little voice that guides you Send a message through for me Reminding you you're beautiful And will forever be I wish that I could be there now To tell you it's alright It's a darkened, taunting raiser's edge You're walking on the night The sun comes up to my room But there are no guarantees It can rock you like a baby It can knock you to your knees The path that lies between us Is a rough and rocky route I've done everything I can And there's nothing I can do So you're learning to let go And the process is so slow While your baby plums the depths You keep climbing up the stairs She was daddy's little girl You were ruler of the world And now she's out there in the fray I'll bet she'll be back someday You heard me say a million times My work is never done For those who keep the wolves at bay There is no setting sun To see you standing here today Pretty child, you've come so far Which proves that you can find your way No matter where you are The sun comes up to my room But there are no guarantees It can rock you like a baby It can knock you to your knees The path that lies between us It's the long way home, it's true I've done everything I can And there's nothing I can do I've done everything I can and look at you