[Verse 1]
Little one, I see you there
Scraped knees, crooked grin, uncut hair
You kept the map, I lost the road
Held our fire while I let it go
You said, “We’ll make it out”
I said, “Yeah,” then drowned in doubt
I should’ve guarded every dream
Instead I watched them split at the seams
[Pre-Chorus]
I know you waited on me
At the edge of everything
I know you called my name
I came back late and changed
[Chorus]
Sorry, little one
I let us down
I wore the shame
Like it was a crown
Sorry, little one
I broke our vows
If dreams could bleed
Mine would leak out now
(Sorry, little one)
(I’m sorry now)
[Verse 2]
You drew our future in the dust
Big hands, bright plans, fearless trust
A house by the water, a song to sing
A life that felt like anything
But I got scared of being seen
Picked safe roads over what we dreamed
Now I stand here, full of cracks
Talking to the boy I never backed
[Pre-Chorus]
I know you waited on me
With your whole chest open
I know you believed in us
While I kept folding
[Chorus]
Sorry, little one
I let us down
I wore the shame
Like it was a crown
Sorry, little one
I broke our vows
If dreams could bleed
Mine would leak out now
(Sorry, little one)
(I’m sorry now)
[Bridge]
If I could kneel inside that room
Take back every first red moon
I’d tell you, “Stay, don’t turn away
Your heart was right, I made it stray”
I know the hurt
I know the cost
I know the years
I know what’s lost
[Final Chorus]
Sorry, little one
I let us down
I wore the shame
Like it was a crown
Sorry, little one
But hear me now
I’m picking up
What I put down
Sorry, little one
I’m on my knees
For every dream
I failed to keep
Sorry, little one
Still, somehow, please
Let me grow
What I couldn’t keep
(Sorry, little one)
(Sorry, little one)