Holding My Teddy Bear

[Verse 1]
Tiny fingers on my thumb
You yawn and the whole world slows
Wrapped up in that blue blanket
In the rocker by the window
Your mama laid you in my arms
Said, “He’s got your daddy’s eyes”
But I see an old man’s Sunday smile
Through this little guy
[Chorus]
I’m holding my Teddy Bear
Two months old, soft brown hair
Named you for the man
Who taught me how to pray and care
He’s been gone twelve long years
But somehow he feels right here
When I kiss your forehead, say a quiet prayer
I’m holding my Teddy Bear
[Verse 2]
Your great granddad loved front porches
Coffee in a chipped old cup
Called me “kid” and told me stories
’Bout never giving up
Now you’re sleeping on my chest
To the rhythm of my heart
Feels like he reached across the years
To give us both a start
[Chorus]
I’m holding my Teddy Bear
Two months old, soft brown hair
Named you for the man
Who taught me how to pray and care
He’s been gone twelve long years
But somehow he feels right here
When I kiss your forehead, say a quiet prayer
I’m holding my Teddy Bear
[Bridge]
One day I’ll sit you on my knee
Tell you what your name means
How a quiet, gentle hero
Still lives on in you and me
And when you take your first big step
I’ll swear I see him there
In the way you stand up strong
In the way you really care (oh yeah)
[Chorus]
I’m holding my Teddy Bear
Two months old, soft brown hair
Named you for the man
Who taught me how to pray and care
He’s been gone twelve long years
But love, it brought you here
When I kiss your forehead, say a thank you prayer
I’m holding my Teddy Bear

country, Warm modern country ballad with male vocals, gentle acoustic guitar bed, soft piano, and brushed drums. Fiddle weaves a tender counter-melody, steel guitar swells on the choruses for extra emotion. Verses stay intimate and storytelling; chorus opens wider with stacked harmonies and a soaring fiddle line. Subtle organ pad in the bridge to deepen the nostalgia, then a stripped final chorus with just voice, guitar, and lingering steel., male vocals, violin, heartfelt