[Verse 1]
Dad
I still remember
Your hands on that old bike seat
Running down the driveway
You said
“Go on
Trust your feet”
Mom
You fixed my laces
Kissed the scrape on my right knee
You both stood there waving
First time you let go of me
[Pre-Chorus]
Every step I took
You were somewhere close behind
Teaching me to fall
Teaching me to rise
[Chorus]
So before I say “I do”
I had to write to you
I am who I am
’Cause you loved me like you do
I’m walking toward my future
But I’m walking with your truth
So before I say “I do”
I just wanna say
Thank you
[Verse 2]
Dad
You at the doorway
Waiting up when I came late
Trying to look angry
But your smile always gave way
Mom
You in the kitchen
Humming while the table set
You knew all my secrets
Loved me more than my regrets
[Pre-Chorus]
You both held the pieces
Every time my heart got bruised
Showed me what it means
To stay and to choose
[Chorus]
So before I say “I do”
I had to write to you
I am who I am
’Cause you loved me like you do
I’m walking toward my future
But I’m walking with your truth
So before I say “I do”
I just wanna say
Thank you
[Bridge]
Dad
I see you in my steady hands
Mom
I hear you in the vows I plan
When I promise I will stay
Through the hard and through the great
It’s your love I’m echoing today (oh)
[Chorus]
So before I say “I do”
I had to write to you
I am who I am
’Cause you loved me like you do
I’m standing at this doorway
But my first home is still you two
So before I say “I do”
Know a part of me
Stays with you