These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

She's Got a Driver's License (Let Her Go)

The beams glow bright on the roads she must drive.
Not a streetlight to be seen.
The darkness has got me praying
o'er this princess from my genes.

The wind is howling. Through this rainstorm she must drive.
Couldn’t keep her young, heaven knows I’ve tried.
Don’t let her know, don’t let her see.
Be the strong Dad you always have to be.
Conceal, congeal, don’t let her grow.
Well, now she’s grown.

Let her go, let her go.
Can’t hold her back anymore.
Let her go, let her go.
Turn and cry, but gentle the door.
I must care what she’s going to say.
Let her grow and grow
for Christ is the Lord of her every way.

It’s funny how some distance makes her childhood seem so small.
And the fears that once were so large are dwarfed by fears so tall.
It’s time to see what you can do.
To test the limits, and break through.
There’s right, there’s wrong, there’s rules for thee
You’re free.

Let her go, let her go
You’ll be true to the Lord Above.
Let her go, let her go.
Your Joy is in His Love.
In Him stand, and in Him stay.
Let this life march on.

Your power comes from Christ, and in Him to abound.
Your soul is filling with Him in His Glory all around.
And one thought bubbles up like freedom’s truest blast.
You’re never going back, your sin is in the past.

Let her go, let her go.
She’ll rise like the risen Lord.
Let her go, let her go.
She’s perfect in His Word.
Here she’ll stand in the Light of Day.
Let her grow and grow
for Christ is the Lord of her every way.

by Jay O’Toole for my daughter, Jade Amber Jewel
on the advent of her first real driver's license.
on July 28th, 2021
This poem was written on July 22, 2021.
It is a reworking of the song, "Let It Go"
from Disney's movie, Frozen.

https://ohmy.disney.com/music/2013/11/25/let-it-go-lyrics/
These are the original lyrics to the song, which I reworked.

It should be considered legal under the parody rule,
but it is not intended as a farce by any stretch of the imagination.
Use the melody of the song as a guide when you read my version of the concept.
She passed her driver’s test, today, with flying colors.