[Verse 1]
Found a drawing in a dusty box
Stick-figure sun and crooked house
Crayon heart with my name inside
Guess I knew love before the doubt
Sat cross-legged on my bedroom floor
Tiny hands tried to hold the storm
Nobody asked what I went through
So I stopped asking for me too
[Chorus]
Now I’m coming back for you
Little kid in my chest
I see you
You don’t have to be so brave
You don’t have to hide that ache
I’ll be the one who stays this time
I’ll hold your shaking hand in mine
Every scar
Every tear I denied
I’m making my inner child
Finally smile
[Verse 2]
Bought that cereal you loved back then
Cartoon box
Plastic toy inside
Let you laugh too loud in public
Let you take up all your sky
Talk to you when the nights get loud
Tell you it’s okay to cry out
We survived what they called “normal”
We deserve something more than survival
[Chorus]
Now I’m coming back for you
Little kid in my chest
I see you
You don’t have to be so brave
You don’t have to hide that ache
I’ll be the one who stays this time
I’ll hold your shaking hand in mine
Every scar
Every tear I denied
I’m making my inner child
Finally smile
[Bridge]
I’m sorry I left you alone in that room
Believing the hurt was something you proved
I’m learning to listen
To lean into truth
You were never the problem
They just never saw you
[Chorus]
So I’m coming back for you
Little kid in my chest
I see you
You don’t have to be so brave
You don’t have to earn this grace
I’ll be the one who stays this time
I’ll hold your shaking hand in mine
Every scar
Every tear I denied
I’m making my inner child
Yeah
I’m holding my inner child
Finally smile (finally mine)