First Love

I was just a whisper in your mind A name you spoke before you'd find Tiny kicks beneath your skin A promise starting deep within Little shoes lined by the door You taught me dreams were meant for more Kissed my fears and held me tight Stayed beside me every night And when I fell, you picked me high Brushed the tears, taught me to fly You're my first love, my safe place My steady heart, my soft grace Through every mile, through every doubt You were the voice that sang me out And when the world felt big and wild I will always be your little child Old letters in a faded box Your prayers folded in the cloth Every laugh, every small cheer I still feel you everywhere Even now, when I'm far away Your love's the light that shows the way You're my first love, my safe place My steady heart, my soft grace Through every mile, through every doubt You were the voice that sang me out And when the world felt big and wild I will always be your little child You're my first love, my soft light The quiet hope that fills my night Through broken dreams and skies of grey You were the arms that made me stay And when I stand, brave and tall It's because you caught me every fall