Scrolling late, just killing time Then your picture pops up in my timeline There you are with the biggest smile And a little girl riding high like a mile On your shoulders, laughing loud Like she’s always been around Birthday candles, family frame Funny how I don’t know her name You said I’m jealous, maybe that’s fair But that’s not really why I stare It’s the way you hold her like you always knew How to be the dad we never got from you Who’s that girl on your shoulders tonight Laughing in the kitchen light Calling you “dad” like it’s always been true Doing all the things we hoped you’d do I’m not blaming her for where she stands But it’s hard not to question your plans When the love we waited years to earn Shows up easy on someone else’s turn Who’s that girl on your shoulders now? My brother walked away long ago After waiting years for you to know Blood runs deep but patience dries When the truth gets buried in goodbyes Now you’re showing up, giving your best Playing the role we used to request And maybe she needed a home that day But it still hurts watching from far away You say we’re grown, we don’t need you now Like time erased the why and how But growing up don’t heal the past When the questions always last Who’s that girl on your shoulders tonight Laughing in the kitchen light Living in the space we tried To reach for years but never quite Maybe someday you’ll look around At the pieces left behind Two kids still carrying your name Somewhere in your bloodline Maybe she’s the second chance Life never gave you back then Maybe you’re trying to fix the past The only way you can But every picture that I see Still whispers something quietly A story that began with us Long before the change Who’s that girl on your shoulders tonight Smiling in your brand new life I hope she gets the love we missed The patience and the time But somewhere deep inside your past Before the photos changed There were two kids looking up Calling you the same
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