[Verse 1]
I remember holding your tiny hand,
Wondering how something so small could change who I am.
Those little eyes looking up at me,
You had no idea what you’d come to mean.
I’ve watched you stumble, watched you grow,
Seen pieces of you that you don’t even know.
And every new version that comes shining through
Makes me fall a little more in love with you.
[Pre-Chorus]
One day you’ll see yourself differently,
You’ll find your own way, you’ll outgrow needing me.
But wherever this life takes you from here,
There’s something I need you to always hear.
[Chorus]
As long as I’m here, you’ve got somewhere to run,
When the world’s too heavy and you’ve had enough.
I’ll hold all the pieces when you fall apart,
You will always have a home inside my heart.
You don’t have to earn it, don’t have to be strong,
Don’t have to be perfect or prove anyone wrong.
Whatever you become, whatever you do,
As long as I’m here, I’ll be here for you.
[Verse 2]
There’ll be days when the mirror tells you lies,
When you question your worth through somebody else’s eyes.
Please don’t make yourself smaller just to fit,
You’re exactly enough, don’t ever forget it.
Love with your whole heart, but keep some for you,
Choose people whose actions make their promises true.
And if somebody ever makes you question your light,
You don’t have to stay just to prove you can fight.
[Pre-Chorus]
You’ll make mistakes, God knows I have too,
There’ll be roads I wish I could walk for you.
But I’ll never ask you to live life my way—
I’ll just be beside you, come what may.
[Chorus]
As long as I’m here, you’ve got somewhere to run,
When the world’s too heavy and you’ve had enough.
I’ll hold all the pieces when you fall apart,
You will always have a home inside my heart.
You don’t have to earn it, don’t have to be strong,
Don’t have to be perfect or prove anyone wrong.
Whatever you become, whatever you do,
As long as I’m here, I’ll be here for you.
[Bridge]
And maybe one day you’ll be all grown up,
Too big for my lap but never too much.
You’ll build your own life, you’ll find your own way,
And I’ll watch with pride as you make your own name.
Through every new chapter, the wrong and the right,
I’ll still be your shelter on the hardest nights.
You can be thirty, forty, ninety-two—
You’ll never be too old to need your mum too.
[Final Chorus]
As long as I’m here, you’ve got somewhere to run,
Through every heartbreak and everything to come.
When you find your wings, I won’t make you stay,
I’ll be the safe place you can fly away from someday.
You don’t owe me anything for loving you,
Being your mum is the best thing I get to do.
Whatever you become, wherever life moves—
There is nothing in this world that could stop me loving you.
[Outro]
So go find your story,
Go make mistakes,
Laugh until you’re crying,
Let your heart break.
Be loud.
Be gentle.
Be stubborn.
Be you.
And if you ever forget
Just how loved you are—
Come home.
I’ll remind you.
