Namesake to Elisabeth   Her daddy's pride and joy   Baptized in her mama's tears   Soon after she was born      'Cause the doctor said she'd never live   To see her sweet sixteen   It's a miracle she beat those odds   And there's still no promise      She will see tomorrow   It makes me wonder   How life can give someone so much   And take so much away      Oh, Elisabeth   You're a teacher, you're a saint   And I'm so glad you came to us      Elisabeth   You make the world a better place   With the kindness of your smile and your love   And your beauty will live on and on Elisabeth   Elisabeth      She might not ever marry   Or hold a baby of her own   Things we all take for granted   Are the things she may never know      But she believes there's always hope   And that's all she really has   So, she walks through life with passion   And with dignity and class      And when she cries, she cries in silence   But never for herself   She cries for everybody else, everybody else      Oh, Elisabeth   You're a teacher you're a saint   And I'm so glad you came to us      Elisabeth, you make the world a better place   With the kindness of your smile and your love   And your beauty will live on and on   I'm so glad you came to us      Elisabeth, you make the world a better place   With the kindness of your smile and your love   And your beauty will live on and on