Letting Go, Holding On

[Verse 1]
Your hand used to vanish in mine
Cheerios stuck to your dress
Cartoons humming in the background
You
A mess
I was worse
I confess
First wobbling steps down the hallway
Birthday candles in your hair
You learned how to drive
I learned how to quiet
Every terrified prayer
[Chorus]
I hold my world in my arms one last time
Spinning you slow in this borrowed light
From tiny steps to walking down the aisle
This dance says everything I can't define
I'm letting go of your hand
But I'm never letting go of your heart
This tearful I love you
Is how forever starts
[Verse 2]
You laugh at the tremble I'm hiding
As you fix the pin on my chest
You say
"Dad
It's okay
You'll be fine"
But it's my turn to feel small
I guess
Your mother is crying in pictures
I'm memorizing your face
Trying to fold every moment
Into this one fragile embrace
[Chorus]
I hold my world in my arms one last time
Spinning you slow in this borrowed light
From tiny steps to walking down the aisle
This dance says everything I can't define
I'm letting go of your hand
But I'm never letting go of your heart
This tearful I love you
Is how forever starts
[Bridge]
Go build your mornings
Go chase your skies
I'll be the voice
When you close your eyes
Every goodbye
Is a circle back home
You are my reason
You are my home
[Chorus]
I hold my world in my arms one last time
Spinning you slow in this borrowed light
From tiny steps to walking down the aisle
This dance says everything I can't define
I'm letting go of your hand
But I'm never letting go of your heart
Every step that you take
Still walks through my heart
This tearful I love you
Means we’re never apart

dance, Piano-led contemporary pop ballad with male vocals; intimate verses over soft keys and subtle pads, then chorus blooms with warm strings and stacked harmonies. Gentle drums enter by the second chorus for lift; bridge strips back to voice and piano, then final hook swells with emotional ad-libs and sustained chords., contemporary, male vocals, world, pop, ballad