[Verse 1]
You’re pinning up my veil
But your hands
They shake a little
I see years in every wrinkle
Every scar you tried to hide
You smooth the fabric on my dress
Like the first day of school
That nervous yes
You say
“Are you ready for this?”
And I forget how to reply
[Chorus]
Mama
Hold my hand
Just one more time
Before I walk away and change my last name tonight
If I dance out of your arms
Into somebody else’s life
Don’t let go of who I was
When I was only yours
In your eyes
Mama
Hold my hand
Just one more time
[Verse 2]
You taped the card to my bouquet
Said
“For when you need my words someday”
But you’ve been teaching me this love
Since crayons on the kitchen floor
Every heartbreak on my bed
You were brushing hair and kissing heads
Now you’re fixing up my makeup
While yours falls in quiet storms
[Chorus]
Mama
Hold my hand
Just one more time
Before I walk away and change my last name tonight
If I dance out of your arms
Into somebody else’s life
Don’t let go of who I was
When I was only yours
In your eyes
Mama
Hold my hand
Just one more time
[Bridge]
You whisper
“Don’t you worry
You’re not leaving
You’re just growing”
But how do I be someone’s home
When you’re the home that I have known?
If I’m strong up at that altar
It’s ‘cause you stood through every fall
So when he’s waiting at the end
Can you walk me halfway
That’s all? (please)
[Chorus]
Mama
Hold my hand
Just one more time
Before I walk away and change my last name tonight
If I dance out of your arms
Into somebody else’s life
Know your love’s the reason why
I can look at him and say “I do” right
Mama
Hold my hand
Just one more—
Mama
Hold my hand
Just one more time