[Verse 1]
Ten years, dad ghosted, I grew up fast
Empty chair at the table, you a name from the past
Then I hear you married Kim, I’m like “Who’s that?”
Some stranger in the photos, arm around you, laugh
I been mad at your shadow, couldn’t say it aloud
Wore the hurt like a hoodie, disappeared in the crowd
But she kept a place for me, though we never spoke
Cookin’ for a kid that never came, that’s hope
[Chorus]
Stepmom Kim, you don’t even know me yet
But you saved me from a story I ain’t finished writing yet
You held him up when he fell apart
So I can lay this weight down, straight from the heart
Stepmom Kim, I just wanna say
Thank you for loving him that way
Thank you for everything you did for him
From a son in the dark, to a light through Kim
[Verse 2]
You picked up bottles, picked up pieces off the floor
Stood in the doorway, said “He’s worth fightin’ for”
You read my old letters, folded edges, stains
Told him, “Call your boy, he’s got your last name”
I was out here learning how to shave, how to drive
You were teaching him how to stay alive
You took the cussin’, the late nights, the spin
So I just wanna look you in the face and begin
[Chorus]
Stepmom Kim, you don’t even know me yet
But you saved me from a story I ain’t finished writing yet
You held him up when he fell apart
So I can lay this weight down, straight from the heart
Stepmom Kim, I just wanna say
Thank you for loving him that way
Thank you for everything you did for him
From a son in the dark, to a light through Kim
[Bridge]
[Beat drops to half-time, cleaner guitars]
I ain’t met you, but I feel you in the cracks of time
In the way he finally texted, said, “Son, you on my mind”
If we ever share a coffee, awkward at that kitchen table
I’ma say it clear and simple, as loud as I’m able (yeah)
[Chorus]
Stepmom Kim, you don’t even know me yet
But you saved me from a story I ain’t finished writing yet
You held him up when he fell apart
So I can lay this weight down, straight from the heart
Stepmom Kim, I just wanna say
Thank you for loving him that way
Thank you for everything you did for him
From a son in the dark, to a light through Kim
[Outro]
(Yeah) thank you for everything
For the quiet fights and the wedding ring
If I ever call him “Dad” again
It’s ‘cause you never gave up, Stepmom Kim (hey!)