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
    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, for 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
  Elisabeth
    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