Sophs, do I ever cross your mind, anytime?

Question:

"Sophs" - Not just a name, so much more

Why is October 3rd, 2010, 1:45 am important?

A little girl name Sophia Cassandra Gaffud Jaucian announced that she could not wait any longer and wanted to see all of us.  She is Joy's and my niece, who was born on October 4, 2010 at the hands of Dr. Hesh Green, a wonderful doctor, tennis captain, and friend at Mount Carmel East in Columbus, OH.  As her features changed from that day forward, she went from a tiny life to "Sophs". This was especially true for me in the last few days before she made her journey back to the Philippines with her mother Carole, and her loving grandparents Fe and Jaime.  I wanted to write something for her when I heard this beautiful song by Brian McKnight (see link below - I want to thank him for the inspiration).  I first wanted to steal just the punch line but then I stole the whole song (well actually I stole the structure/meter) and wrote my own lyric.  Since Geoff, Sophs's Dad, wasn't with us for her birth, I attempted to write the lyric from a Dad's and an Uncle's perspective - actually, her grandparents, especially her grandmother Fe, feels the same way.  Hopefully, Geoff can do a cover!  Wouldn't that be great?


Brian McKnight's song:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1kzG9Ld1kI&ob=av2el

The original song is in black italics and my version is in red.

I can’t remember why we fell apart
I can't remember when I fell in love
From something that was so meant to be, yeah
For someone who was so new to me, yeah
Forever was the promise in our hearts
Forever is the promise on my part
Now, more and more I wonder where you are
Every day I stop and wonder how you are
[chorus]
Do I ever cross your mind, anytime
Do I ever cross your mind, anytime
Do you ever wake up reaching out for me
Do you ever wake up asking where's he
Do I ever cross your mind anytime
Do I ever cross your mind, anytime
I miss you
I miss you
Still have your picture in a frame
Still have your picture in my heart
Hear your footsteps down the hall
Still hear your faint cries all the time
I swear I hear your voice, driving me insane

I am sure that's you, asking for me by name

How I wish that you would call

How I wish you'd remember
To say
It all
Chorus
I miss you
I miss you
I miss you
I miss you
(no more) loneliness and heartache
(from now on) it's only you and me babe
(no more) crying myself to sleep
(from now on) no harm can come to you
(don’t want no more) wondering about tomorrow
(from now on) everything I have is yours
Won’t you come back to me
I want to come back to you
Come back to me, oh
Come back to you, oh
Chorus
Chorus
I miss you
I miss you
I miss you
I miss you
I miss you
I miss you