[Verse 1]
You pinned this crooked tie
Hands still shake
Like I’m five
You said
“Breathe
My love
It’s time”
And you tried so hard not to cry
There’s mascara on my shoulder
From the day you said goodbye
To the little girl you carried
To the woman by my side
[Chorus]
So mama
Keep dancing
Don’t let go of my hand
Every spin is a story
Of how you taught me to stand
If I’m ready to love her
It’s ‘cause you loved me first
Mama
Keep dancing
Through the best and the worst
Tonight I give my heart away
But it’s still yours
In the sweetest way
[Verse 2]
I remember muddy shoes
You just laughed
“It’s only rain”
You were thunder when I fell
You were shelter in the pain
You stitched courage in my jacket
You put hope in every lunch
You were every bedtime promise
In a world that asked too much
[Chorus]
So mama
Keep dancing
Don’t let go of my hand
Every spin is a story
Of how you taught me to stand
If I’m ready to love her
It’s ‘cause you loved me first
Mama
Keep dancing
Through the best and the worst
Tonight I give my heart away
But it’s still yours
In the sweetest way
[Bridge]
You said love is just a choice
That you make a thousand days
In burned toast
In tired eyes
In the bills you somehow paid
If I can be her safe place
The way you were for me
Then all your quiet sacrifice
Becomes our family
[Chorus]
So mama
Keep dancing
Don’t let go of my hand
Every spin is a story
Of how you taught me to stand
If I’m ready to love her
It’s ‘cause you loved me first
Mama
Keep dancing
Even when this song ends
There’s a piece of your heartbeat
In the vows that I meant
Tonight I leave your little boy name
But I walk out carrying your name
[Outro]
You wipe your eyes
You smile
Say
“Go on
She’s waiting there”
I step toward my forever
With your strength in every prayer
Mama
Keep dancing (mm)
I’m still your child
I swear