Wings From Home

I still see those tiny footsteps Running down the hall to me,

Little hands around my fingers,

You were everything I'd see.

I remember your first school day,

You wouldn't let my hand go,

I watched you walking through that doorway,

Trying not to let it show.

And every year I watched you grow,

I knew this day would come,

I just never knew how quiet

The house could become.

I always knew you'd fly,

I just didn't know how soon,

Yesterday you needed me,

Now the whole world waits for you.

Go and find your own tomorrow,

Chase your dreams beneath the sky,

I'll never ask you not to leave...

I always knew you'd fly.

Now your friends know all your stories,

There's always somewhere else to be,

And those little walks we used to take Don't happen much with

me.

Sometimes I miss you sitting near me,

With nowhere else to go,

Or hearing, “Mama, are you alright?” More than you'll ever know.

But I know you're only growing,

Finding who you're meant to be,

And love was never meant to hold The ones it wants to

set free.

Do you remember birthday mornings?

Stories underneath the light?

All those fevers, all those worries,

Me beside you through the night?

I'd work another thousand hours,

I'd do every day again,

Just to give you all the little things You dreamed about back

then.

I don't need you to repay me.

Just remember now and then...

Before the world became your world,

You were mine. I always knew you'd fly,

That's why I gave you wings,

For every road you'll travel,

For whatever tomorrow brings.

And if someday the world feels heavy,

And you're tired of being strong,

You don't have to ask if there's still room...

You've always belonged.

So fly, my love,

go find your life,

Go see what waits beyond...

I'll be right here where I have always been,

Your mama... And your home.

I always knew you'd fly.

I just didn't know...

I'd miss those little footsteps

Quite this much.