For All The Times You Loved Me

[Verse 1]
You pinned the lace onto my dress
Hands still shaking
More than mine
You said
"I'm fine
" but in your eyes
I saw every bedtime story
Every scraped knee
Every fight
All the ways you learned to let me fly
[Chorus]
For all the times you loved me
More than you loved your own sleep
Every dark night
Every hard day
You were the one who stayed
If I dance into this new life
With his arms holding me tight
Know there’s a room in my heart
Always
Where it's just your little girl
Just your little girl and your name
[Verse 2]
You fixed my hair
Then fixed it twice
Like you could tuck the years back in
Laughed too loud to hide the ache
Said
"She's ready
" to the mirror
But when you turned your face to mine
I saw the woman who made mine
[Chorus]
For all the times you loved me
More than you loved your own sleep
Every dark night
Every hard day
You were the one who stayed
If I dance into this new life
With his arms holding me tight
Know there’s a room in my heart
Always
Where it's just your little girl
Just your little girl and your name
[Bridge]
Who will I call
The first time that I burn the bread?
Who will I run to
When I can't find the words in my head?
It’s you
It’s you
It’s always been you (oh, Mama)
And if I’m half of who you are
He’s a lucky man
Standing where you stand
[Chorus]
For all the times you loved me
More than you loved your own sleep
Every dark night
Every hard day
You were the one who stayed
As I dance into this new life
With his arms holding me tight
Know there’s a room in my heart
Always
Where I’m still your little girl
Still your little girl
Whispering your name
[Outro]
So take my hand once more tonight
One last turn before I go
And hear it in this quiet song
You are my first
Forever home

dance, Gentle contemporary wedding ballad with male vocals, warm piano and subtle acoustic guitar. Verses stay intimate and close-mic’d; soft pads and distant bells bloom into a swaying, danceable chorus with light percussion and bass. String swells and airy backing harmonies lift the emotional peaks, then everything drops to just vocal and piano for the final lines, leaving space for tears and a slow mother–daughter dance., male vocals, contemporary