[Verse 1]
Tiny boots in the hallway
Toy trucks under the chair
Chocolate on his fingers
Spaghetti in his hair
Used to run to his mama
Laughin’ when he’d fall
Back when a bandaid
Could fix it all
[Chorus]
Now my heart is broken
Watchin’ him walk away
Won’t hear a word I’m sayin’
Thinks he’s findin’ his own way
He’s slippin’ through my fingers
I’m prayin’ while I stall
I remember when he’d run to me
Now I just watch him fall
[Verse 2]
He’s ridin’ round with trouble
Can’t see what I see
She’s just usin’ his kindness
And breakin’ him, and me
I bite down on my worry
So it don’t sound like a fight
But it cuts like barbed wire
Every Friday night
[Chorus]
‘Cause my heart is broken
Watchin’ him walk away
Won’t hear a word I’m sayin’
Thinks he’s findin’ his own way
He’s slippin’ through my fingers
I’m prayin’ while I stall
I remember when he’d run to me
Now I just watch him fall
[Bridge]
One day he’ll hear my voice
In the quiet of his room
Wonder why he didn’t listen
Wish he’d left a little room
I’ll be there with the porch light
Whatever he’s done wrong
Mama’s love don’t give up
It just holds on
[Chorus]
Even when my heart is broken
Watchin’ him walk away
I’ll keep on softly talkin’
And I’ll keep bowin’ my head to pray
He’s slippin’ through my fingers
But I’m here through it all
I remember when he’d run to me
And I’ll be here
If he ever wants to fall