i remember when you were born i felt like one lucky son of a gun and when you turned into two i was so happy when you said i love you held you in my arms so tight i d never forget the best years of my life apple of your daddy s eye wanna be the one to hold you in the night apple of your daddy s eye oh oh sleep tight don t you worry gonna be alright i remember when you were three you were so lovely so very pretty and when you turned into four i finally realized what god put her here for apple of your daddy s eye wanna be the one to hold you in the night apple of your daddy s eye oh oh sleep tight don t you worry gonna be alright if i had my way time would stand still you d stay as sweet as you are but time waits for no one it never will your gonna leave me soon enough i m just sad cause you re growing up held you in my arms so tight i d never forget the best years of my life apple of your daddy s eye wanna be the one to hold you in the night apple of your daddy s eye oh oh sleep tight don t you worry gonna be alright don t stop ever lovin me because you re the apple of your daddy s eye don t stop ever lovin me because you re the apple of your daddy s eye