I’ve Watched You Become
Verse 1
Feels like yesterday, Cape Town light
Holding you there for the very first time
So small, so perfect, breath held still
Didn’t know then just how much I’d feel
Through London years and Sydney skies
Watching your world through visits and goodbyes
But every time I saw your face
I saw the person you’d become
Chorus 1
And I’ve watched you become who you are
From a spark to a rising star
From “faster, faster” chasing the wind
To a heart that lets the whole world in
And even from oceans apart
I’ve carried you here in my heart
Verse 2
Running wild with no brakes at all
Laughing loud, never scared to fall
Sunset gold at Llandudno
Salt in your hair, that ocean glow
Sunrise swims in the quiet blue
Finding something honest and true
Curled up slow with a book in hand
Then lighting up every room you stand in
Chorus 2
And I’ve watched you become who you are
All that light, all that heart
Every laugh and every tear
Every doubt that brought you here
And you shine in all that you do
In a way that’s so deeply you
Verse 3
Now you sit in that sacred space
Holding lives with such quiet grace
You see the parts we try to hide
And help them breathe, and soften inside
You’ve known those shadows in your own way
That’s how you know just what to say
Turning pain into something kind
A healing hand, a steady mind
Chorus 3
And I’ve watched you become who you are
Not in spite of the scars
But because you feel so deep
You can hold what others keep
And the world is better, it’s true
Just because it has you
Verse 4
In Kenilworth streets you’ve made your home
Not far from Matt, not far from your own
Sunlight drifting through quiet rooms
Soft conversations, creative blooms
From Stellenbosch halls to Hermanus shores
Giving your heart to something that’s more
And every client that finds your care
Feels something safe just being there
Bridge
From dancing to Abba as a child
To standing strong and undefiled
From fearless speed to deeper sight
You grew your wings in your own time
And all the love you give away
You see it in the lives you touch
It’s there in how you show up
In all the quiet things you do
Final Chorus
And I’ve watched you become who you are
And I couldn’t be more proud
Through every high and every fall
You’ve found a way to hold it all
So keep shining, just like you do
The world is better with you
