[Verse 1]
Sixteen years old
With a baby on my hip
Still a kid myself
But I’m changing every script
You came early
I was scared of every sound
Sleeping with the light on
Always looking ’round
[Pre-Chorus]
’Cause mama was shaking
Daddy in a cell
I grew up waiting
For a different kind of hell
But you looked up
Tiny hand in mine
And I heard a voice inside
[Chorus]
You saved me first
Before I knew how to save you
Pulled me out of every hurt
Like you already knew
I will be the roof
Over every storm you see
I’ll never do you like they did me
You saved me
Now I’m gonna set you free
[Verse 2]
I remember locked doors
Fists through the drywall
Sirens in the driveway
Nobody I could call
Now it’s bottles in the sink
Cartoons on at two
I’m learning how to breathe
By taking care of you
[Pre-Chorus]
I still shake sometimes
When the phone light glows
Afraid of bad news
From a past that never goes
But you laugh loud
And it breaks that spell
Little heartbeat
I can tell
[Chorus]
You saved me first
Before I knew how to save you
Pulled me out of every hurt
Like you already knew
I will be the roof
Over every storm you see
I’ll never do you like they did me
You saved me
Now I’m gonna set you free
[Bridge]
If the world turns cold
Baby
Lean on me (yeah)
I’ll be your soft place
I’ll be what I needed to be
Every “I love you”
Changes who I am
I was just a frightened child
Now I’m finally making plans
[Chorus]
You saved me first
Before I knew how to save you
Pulled me out of every hurt
Like you already knew
I will be the roof
Over every storm you see
I’ll never do you like they did me
You saved me
You saved me
And I’ll always have your back
You saved me
I’ll always have your back