[Verse 1]
Well, I wasn't there to see the first steps or hear the first word
Or watch the doctor bring them in
And there’s a lot of time I missed out on
I'll never get back again

[Chorus]
Call it steppin' up or steppin’ in
But step by step, my world went spinnin'
Around that little heart and angel face
They're growin' up and I'm growin' old
Makin' memories we'll always hold
But I thank God for sendin’ them my way
’Cause it ain't my blood or DNA
That made that precious child
But it don’t take rocket science to figure out
They're my life

[Verse 2]
One day, they'll have their first kiss and their first dance
And their I-turned-sixteen car
And I'll be right there whey they walk in hurt
From their first broken heart
And I’m longin' for those moments
Along with all the ones I missed
I never knew this was how life would turn out
But I'm sure glad it did
[Chorus]
Call it steppin' up or steppin' in
But step by step, my world went spinnin'
Around that little heart and angel face
They're growin' up and I'm growin' old
Makin' memories we'll always hold
But I thank God for sendin' them my way
'Cause it ain't my blood or DNA
That made that precious child
But it don't take rocket science to figure out
That they're my life

[Bridge]
One day, they'll look back through all these years
And I pray that they'll find
That even though they didn't come from me
They know that they're mine

[Chorus]
Call it steppin' up or steppin' in
But step by step, my world went spinnin'
Around that little heart and angel face
They're growin' up and I'm growin' old
Makin' memories we'll always hold
But I thank God for sendin' them my way
'Cause it ain't my blood or DNA
That made that precious child
But it don't take rocket science to figure out
That they're my life