My Little Girl

My Little Girl

Verse 1
I remember tiny fingers wrapped around mine,
First little steps across that living room floor,
You looked back at me like you knew I’d be there,
And I swear I loved you a little more.
I kept every picture, every crooked little smile,
Every “Mama, watch this” like it was gold,
You never knew I was memorizing
Every piece of you I’d ever get to hold.

Pre-Chorus
And somewhere between the bedtime prayers
And the tears I tried to hide,
You became the reason
I kept showing up and tried.

Chorus
Oh, my little girl, you don't even know
How much of my heart walks wherever you go.
I see every first, every fall, every flight,
Every little victory shining in your eyes.
I'll be sitting in the front row for all of your dreams,
Cheering louder than anybody you've ever seen.
And if this world ever comes for you,
I'll stand between you and the fire too.
I'd fight the devil himself if I had to,
That's what a mother's heart will do.
You may be my little girl,
But you're the light that carried me through.

Verse 2
There were nights I didn't have the answers,
Times I wished I'd known a better way,
I wasn't always the mother you deserved,
But I loved you more with every yesterday.
So I learned from every tear and every mistake,
And I wake up trying to be better than before,
'Cause being your mama isn't something I earned—
It's the greatest thing I've ever been called for.

Pre-Chorus
And you probably never noticed
All the times you saved me too,
With that little hand around my neck
And those eyes saying, “Mama, I'm with you.”

Chorus
Oh, my little girl, you don't even know
How much of my heart walks wherever you go.
I see every first, every fall, every flight,
Every little victory shining in your eyes.
I'll be sitting in the front row for all of your dreams,
Cheering louder than anybody you've ever seen.
And if this world ever comes for you,
I'll stand between you and the fire too.
I'd fight the devil himself if I had to,
That's what a mother's heart will do.
You may be my little girl,
But you're the light that carried me through.

Bridge – stripped down, emotional
One day you'll be grown,
And you'll pack up your things,
And I'll watch you drive away
Chasing everything you've dreamed.
You'll think I was the one
Who taught you how to fly,
But baby, there were days
You were the reason I survived.

You held me without knowing
When my heart was breaking down,
You put a little sunshine
Where there wasn't any around.
And every time I thought
I couldn't take another mile,
I'd look into those eyes
And find my strength in your smile.

Final Chorus – bigger, soaring
Oh, my little girl, if you only knew
How every piece of my best life began with you.
Every birthday candle, every first day of school,
Every little dream you dared to make come true.
I've watched you become more than I ever could've dreamed,
And I'll still be your biggest fan at seventeen or seventy-three.
And if heaven ever asks me
What my greatest blessing was,
I'll tell 'em it was you,
My little girl, my greatest love.

And if the whole world turns its back on you,
You just turn around—I'll be there too.
I'd walk through hell, I'd face the night,
I'd give you every breath left in this life.
'Cause long before you knew what love could be,
You gave a whole new meaning to me.

Outro – soft piano
So grow, my little girl...
Go farther than I ever could.
I'll be right here, watching every step,
Like every mama should.

And if someday you wonder
Who your shining star has been...
I'll smile through these tears and tell you,
“Baby... it was you all along.”

My little girl.
My whole world.
My reason to keep going on.