Verse 1 You learned to walk by holding my hand, now you pull away like you always planned. Your shoes are by the door, they’re getting big, I still see the kid you used to be. You change your laugh, you change your tone, new worlds you carry on your own. I smile, I cheer, I let you go, but there’s something I don’t show. Pre-Chorus Every year you leave someone behind, and I’m the only one who still remembers every time. Chorus I don’t miss you , you’re right here, but I miss the versions that disappeared. I teach you how to live without me, while learning how to let you be. I never say goodbye out loud, but I feel it every time you change somehow. Verse 2 There was a voice you don’t use now, a look you lost, I don’t know how. You grew a spine, you found your fight, I’m proud of you, and that’s the point. You don’t need me the way you did, and that’s the job, I know it is. Still some nights when you’re asleep, I miss the ones I didn’t get to keep. Pre-Chorus You’re becoming more than I can hold, and that means I’m doing it right, I’m told. Chorus I don’t miss you, you’re right here, but I miss the versions that disappeared. I teach you how to live without me, while learning how to let you be. I never say goodbye out loud, but I feel it every time you change somehow. Bridge No funerals for who you were, no last goodbye, no final words. They just fade out, one by one, while I clap my hands and call you “strong.” Final Chorus I don’t miss you,I miss the years, the quiet fears, the small you’s here. I love who you’re becoming now, and I’ll miss who you were somehow. This is the deal I chose with love to watch you grow, and let each version go Outro You’re still mine. Just… not the same.
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