[Verse 1]
You pinned this dress
With trembling hands
Said
“Breathe in deep”
“And take your stand”
You fixed my veil
Like you fixed my days
Smoothed my fear
Straightened my ways
[Pre-Chorus]
You laughed
Said
“Look at you
How did the years move so fast?”
I saw the pride inside your eyes
And my childhood looking back
[Chorus]
Mama
Don’t let go too quickly
Hold me once more like you did before
I’m stepping into my forever
But I’ll always be your little girl at the door
If I’m walking toward a new life
It’s ‘cause you taught me how love grows
So you can give my hand away
But mama
Don’t let go
Mama
Don’t let go
[Verse 2]
You stayed up late
For every storm
Sat on my bed
Kept my heart warm
You said
“One day
Someone will see
The quiet gold
You are to me”
[Pre-Chorus]
Now here I am in white
But I still feel ten years old
Tracing every thread of us
In these buttons
In this gold
[Chorus]
Mama
Don’t let go too quickly
Hold me once more like you did before
I’m stepping into my forever
But I’ll always be your little girl at the door
If I’m walking toward a new life
It’s ‘cause you showed me how love grows
So you can give my hand away
But mama
Don’t let go
Mama
Don’t let go
[Bridge]
Who will I call
When the dishes pile high?
When I’m too tired to be brave
And I just need to cry? (oh mama)
Will you still come
With your cardigan on
Saying “Scoot over
We’ll sort this before dawn”?
[Chorus]
Mama
Don’t let go too quickly
Dance with me slow
Like the world’s on hold
I’m stepping into my forever
But I’m carrying your heart in my soul
If I love him through the hard nights
It’s ‘cause you showed me how love goes
So you can give my hand away
But mama
Don’t let go
Just a little longer
Hold me close
Mama
Don’t let go