You're Gonna Miss This

Song on my mind... "You're Gonna Miss This" by Trace Adkins

Before she knows it, she's a brand new bride
In her one-bedroom apartment, and her daddy stops by
He tells her it's a nice place
She says "It'll do for now."
Starts talking about babies and buying a house
Daddy shakes his head and says "Baby, just slow down."

Cause you're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this

I first saw him perform this song during the live finale of Celebrity Apprentice. It was an unusually tender moment in an otherwise heartless show. I later heard the song three or four times on the radio over the weekend. (In some parts of California, country radio is the only radio around.)

Over the course of the show, I became a huge Adkins admirer. He was the quiet cowboy in the middle of the celebrity storm (which usually revolved around Omarosa, Piers Morgan, Stephen Baldwin, and that week's future firee).

He rarely spoke or showed emotion, but when he did, it seemed to matter more. The first time he spoke about his daughter (who is six and has severe food allergies), he spoke with a twinkle and a tear in his eye. His austerity gave way to fatherly pride and you could plainly see how much he loved his little girl. The moment was so real, I found myself swearing at the television because he had managed to get me choked up, too.

He was the nicest and most genuine person on the show. He was also one of the most competent and effective players. I was rooting for him to win, but when the competition came down to him and Piers, the obnoxious British judge from America's Got Talent, I had a bad feeling about things. Although everybody loved Trace (including Omarosa and Gene Simmons of all people), Trump declared Piers the winner. It was a disappointing and predictable end to a show Trump threatens will "be around for a long, long time".

By the way, you can watch the video here.