[Verse 1]
Children come first
That’s my law
My daughters in the morning
My sons when they call
My heartache stays folded
Behind the kitchen door
I smile through the cracks
And I ask for more
[Pre-Chorus]
I take the blame
I bite my tongue
I keep the storm
From the ones I love
If they need my name
They find it clean
I stand in the fire
So they can stay free
[Chorus]
Children come first
That’s how I live
Children come first
That’s all I give
My daughters are my world
My sons are grown
Love my kids first
Then love me home
(Children come first)
[Verse 2]
Our family broke
Like glass on stone
Some nights I sit here
Feeling all alone
But I won’t hand them
This ache I wear
I tuck it deep
Like a prayer
[Pre-Chorus]
I take the blame
I bite my tongue
I keep the storm
From the ones I love
If they need my name
They find it clean
I stand in the fire
So they can stay free
[Chorus]
Children come first
That’s how I live
Children come first
That’s all I give
My daughters are my world
My sons are grown
Love my kids first
Then love me home
(Children come first)
[Bridge]
If you want my truth
It’s hard to say
I built this house
The hard-scrubbed way
Don’t ask me for
A perfect man
Just meet my children
And take my hand
[Final Chorus]
Children come first
That’s how I live
Children come first
That’s all I give
My daughters are my world
My sons are grown
Love my kids first
Then love me home
Children come first
Hear what I said
Children come first
Until I’m dead
My daughters are my world
My sons are grown
Love my kids first
Then love me home
(Children come first)