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You grew up on my screen
You grew up on my screen
Every little first
Every little first
Came through a video
Came through a video
You learned the world
You learned the world
While I watched from somewhere else
While I watched from somewhere else
I saw you changing
I saw you changing
One small moment at a time
One small moment at a time
Close enough to see
Close enough to see
Too far away to touch
Too distant to touch
I was there
I was there
But I wasn't there
But I wasn't there
You grew up on my screen
You grew up on my screen
One little first at a time
One little first at a time
I watched you getting closer
I watched you getting closer
From a world away
From a world away
You grew up on my screen
You grew up on my screen
And love couldn't close the distance
Even love could not close that distance
I saw everything
I saw everything
I still missed being there
I still wanted to be there with you
Then I finally held you
Then I finally held you
And you looked at me
And you looked at me
Like somebody new
Like somebody new
Who somehow knew your face
Who somehow knew your face
That was when I learned
That was when I learned
Watching isn't being there
Watching and being there are not the same
You grew up on my screen
You grew up on my screen
One little first at a time
One little first at a time
I watched you getting closer
I watched you getting closer
From a world away
From a world away
You grew up on my screen
You grew up on my screen
And love couldn't close the distance
And love couldn't close the distance
I saw everything
I saw everything
I still missed being there
I still wanted to be there with you
A video can keep a moment
A video can keep a moment
It can't give it back
But it cannot return that moment
You grew up on my screen
You grew up on my screen
One little first at a time
One little first at a time
I loved you from a distance
I loved you from a distance
Before I held you close
Before I held you close
You grew up on my screen
You grew up on my screen
Now I know what watching costs
Now I know the cost of only watching
I saw everything
I saw everything
I still missed being there
I still wanted to be there with you
On my screen
On my screen
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