Verse 1
You were six and a half years of sunrise and mud,
Barefoot laughter and grass-stained love.
We caught frogs by the pond, built castles in the air,
Then the world drew a line and said I couldn’t be there.
Courtroom voices and papers that fell,
Told a story they didn’t know well.
And a little boy cried as the door closed that day,
While I whispered a promise they couldn’t take away.
Pre-Chorus
I still set one plate at the table,
Still fold the dreams we made.
Still talk to the quiet night sky,
Praying our light won’t fade.
Chorus
I gave you the moon so you’d never be alone,
Said, “Look up, baby, that’s your way home.”
When I can’t hold you, I still hold that light,
And we meet in the moon in the middle of night.
Look at the moon when you miss me too,
Oma’s looking right back at you.
They can take the years, but they can’t take this truth—
No one steals love when I gave you the moon.
Verse 2
I sold peace to buy justice, lost the house and the dream,
Every fight in your name tore a stitch in the seam.
But I’d walk every mile, every road, every loss,
If it meant you would know what my love really cost.
Some wars aren’t loud, they’re quiet and slow,
Just a heart that refuses to let someone go.
Though miles stand between me and you,
Every night I still talk to that pale silver moon.
Bridge
The last time I saw you, you sat on that couch,
Said you’d wait there quiet till I got you out.
And it breaks my heart knowing what you might believe—
That your Oma stopped coming the day you had to leave.
I said, “Baby, when the clock strikes eight,
Look at the moon and I’ll be there to wait.
No matter how far they send you away,
We’ll meet in that moonlight every day.”
So when you look up at that same pale moon,
You’ll know your Oma’s still coming soon.
Final Chorus
I gave you the moon so you’d never be alone,
Said, “Look up, baby, that’s your way home.”
When I can’t hold you, I still hold that light,
And we meet in the moon in the middle of night.
Look at the moon when you miss me too,
Oma’s looking right back at you.
They can take the years, but they can’t take this truth—
No one steals love when I gave you the moon.
Outro
And if my heart stops before I get through,
Don’t think for a second I ever left you.
I’ll ride that moonlight, find your face in the dark,
My soul will come running where it left its mark.
Love never dies, it just changes its view—
Even from heaven, I’ll still come for you.
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