

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] I used to chase every weekend Half-packed bags by the door Thought growing up meant going further Never staying for the quiet anymore Then the nurse said your name for the first time Tiny fingers found my thumb In a heartbeat the map got rewritten Every road now leads back home [Chorus] The first time I held you The whole world got small Just your breath on my shoulder Nothing else at all I thought I knew love Till you opened your eyes Now I’m learning how to be The man behind your sky The first time I held you I finally understood why [Verse 2] I see my dad in the mirror Same tired lines ’round the eyes I used to swear I’d be different Now I’m hoping I get half of his tries There’s a crib where my desk used to stand Bills piled up on the chair But I’d trade every late night worry For one more hour just rocking you there [Chorus] The first time I held you The whole world got small Just your breath on my shoulder Nothing else at all I thought I knew love Till you opened your eyes Now I’m learning how to be The man behind your sky The first time I held you I finally understood why [Bridge] One day you’ll ask me “Were you ever scared?” I’ll say “Every single minute But I stayed ’cause you were there” (yeah) Every fear I’ve ever carried Melted in that hospital light When you wrapped your hand around my finger And wouldn’t let me hide [Chorus] The first time I held you The whole world got small Just your breath on my shoulder Nothing else at all I thought I knew love Till you opened your eyes Now my heart lives outside me Wrapped in your tiny sighs The first time I held you Was the best day of my life
Tags
rock, Soft rock ballad with male vocals, gentle piano and fingerpicked electric guitar in the verses, warm bass and brushed drums blooming in the chorus. Subtle organ pad under the hook, intimate vocal upfront with light doubles on the title line. Energy swells on each chorus, then pulls back to almost a whisper for the bridge before one final, tender chorus., soft rock
3:34
No
1/30/2026