[Verse 1]
You zipped up every dress
Tied every crooked bow
Fixed my hair
Said “you look perfect”
Even when I didn’t know
You held me on the hard days
Laughed me through the rest
Now I’m standing in a white dress
Heart beating through my chest
[Chorus]
Mama
Can you see me through the veil of your own tears
I’m still your little girl in white after all these years
I’m walking toward another hand
But you’re the one who helped me stand
Every step I take tonight
You’re walking with me
Holding me from inside
I’m still your little girl in white
[Verse 2]
You taught me how to say yes
And when to walk away
How to find a kind love
And choose it every day
You’re sitting in the front row
Trying not to cry
But I see that same brave woman
Who once sang me lullabies
[Chorus]
Mama
Can you see me through the veil of your own tears
I’m still your little girl in white after all these years
I’m walking toward another hand
But you’re the one who helped me stand
Every step I take tonight
You’re walking with me
Holding me from inside
I’m still your little girl in white
[Bridge]
If I ever hold a daughter
On a sleepless
Trembling night
I’ll wrap her in the stories
Of the one who showed me light
And when she asks what love is
I’ll smile and say her name
Because everything I am now
Came from you
It came from you
[Chorus]
Mama
Can you see me through the veil of your own tears
I’m still your little girl in white after all these years
I’m reaching for another life
But you’re the echo in my voice tonight
Every vow I speak out loud
Is a thank you whispered in this crowd
Every tear that leaves your eyes
Is stitched into this brand new life
I’m still your little girl in white
(I’m still your little girl)
Your little girl in white