[Verse]
I know the empty seat at the table
The silence where his laugh should ring
I didn’t want that for you baby
I didn’t want you to feel that sting
[Prechorus]
So I built a bridge out of broken pieces
Gave you someone to call your own
[Chorus]
I gave you a father figure
So you’d know what love could feel like
A steady hand when the world gets bigger
A shadow strong in the soft moonlight
I gave you a father figure
So you'd never have to fight that fight
[Verse 2]
I stitched the gaps with stories and smiles
Held the cracks with glue and string
Even when the nights got heavy
I swore I’d hold everything
[Prechorus]
So I built a world where love could linger
Even if it wasn’t whole
[Chorus]
I gave you a father figure
So you’d know what love could feel like
A steady hand when the world gets bigger
A shadow strong in the soft moonlight
I gave you a father figure
So you'd never have to fight that fight