[Verse 1]
Fifty on the dash now
Hands on the wheel
Her room’s half empty
But the ache is real
I see her blue cap
By the front door light
And I swear this house
Got too quiet tonight
[Pre-Chorus]
She’s got a whole new road
A whole new map
I’m proud as hell
But I can’t ignore that
[Chorus]
My baby girl’s all grown up
My baby girl’s all grown up
She don’t need my hand
Like she did before
I’m still her dad
But I’m not the center anymore
My baby girl’s all grown up
My baby girl’s all grown up
And I’m learning how
To love her from the porch
[Verse 2]
I still hear her laugh
In the backseat song
Still wait for the scrape
Of her shoes at dawn
Now she’s got her future
Sewn into her sleeve
And I’m left here holding
All the years I can’t retrieve
[Pre-Chorus]
She’s got her own dreams now
Her own brave face
I stand in the doorway
And watch them race
[Chorus]
My baby girl’s all grown up
My baby girl’s all grown up
She don’t need my hand
Like she did before
I’m still her dad
But I’m not the center anymore
My baby girl’s all grown up
My baby girl’s all grown up
And I’m learning how
To love her from the porch
[Bridge]
Maybe that’s the job
You never outgrow
To wave her on
And let her go
If she falls, I’ll catch
What I still can
But now I’m just
A call away, not a plan
[Final Chorus]
My baby girl’s all grown up
My baby girl’s all grown up
She don’t need my hand
Like she did before
I’m still her dad
But I’m not the center anymore
My baby girl’s all grown up
My baby girl’s all grown up
And I’m learning how
To love her from the porch
[Outro]
Fifty years old
And a heart so wide
Proud and broken
At the same time
My baby girl’s all grown up
And I’m still her guy