Hands That Still Hold You

I marked your height on the kitchen wall

Little lines

Little names

Thought you’d never get tall

Spilled milk

Late nights

Cartoons too loud

Two pairs of shoes in the hallway now

You’ll always be the boy who held my finger tight

You’ll always be the girl who couldn’t sleep at night

Calling

“Mama

Stay

Just one more story”

You’re growing up

But hear me when I say

This heart

These hands

This house are yours forever

You’ll always be my little ones to me (oh oh)

One likes silence

One likes to sing

One wants answers

One just wants to dream

You share the couch

Argue for the same spot

Then fall asleep in a tangle I never untie

You’ll always be the boy who held my finger tight

You’ll always be the girl who couldn’t sleep at night

Calling

“Mama

Stay

Just one more story”

You’re growing up

But hear me when I say

This heart

These hands

This house are yours forever

You’ll always be my little ones to me

One day you’ll pack up your favorite shirt

Leave your keys in the bowl by the door

I’ll smile

I’ll wave

I’ll be brave till you turn the corner

Then I’ll talk to your photos like I did before

You’ll always be the boy who held my finger tight

You’ll always be the girl who couldn’t sleep at night

If the world feels big and you feel lonely

Come back home and hear me when I say

This heart

These hands

This house are yours forever

You’ll always be my little ones to me

You’ll always be my little ones to me