Firstborn, My Pride (Remastered)

pop, Upbeat, emotional R&B/alt-pop groove with female vocals; syncopated drum loop, warm neo-soul bass, softly detuned synth pads, Verses ride a pocket with picked electric guitar and intimate close-mic vocal; choruses lift with stacked harmonies, bright keys, and a wider stereo field, Bridge strips to claps and bass then explodes back into a final soaring hook with ad-lib runs and a long tail reverb on the last note, strong, groovy, r&b, emotional, alternative pop

[Verse 1] I was just sixteen Hands shaking on that hospital sheet Too young to know How deep this kind of love would go Mama and Daddy Held you when my arms were weak We learned together Trading sleep for every heartbeat [Pre-Chorus] I saw your first day of school From the photo lens You saw my tired eyes Still you smiled so wide [Chorus] Firstborn My pride My son You’re the proof God knew my heart Didn’t know what I’d become You believed it from the start They helped raise you strong But I loved you all along (all along) Forty years around the sun You’re my firstborn You’re my pride My son [Verse 2] Now it’s your car keys You’re the one saying “Ma You need me” Miles on the highway Coke in your hand IV in mine You crack those bad jokes While they tape my name to the line You hold my fingers Count my breaths and tell me “We’re fine” [Pre-Chorus] You see my brave face slip When the pain runs high You steady my shaking faith With one wordless sigh [Chorus] Firstborn My pride My son You’re the proof God knew my heart Didn’t know what I’d become You believed it from the start They helped raise you strong But I loved you all along (all along) Forty years around the sun You’re my firstborn You’re my pride My son (yeah) [Bridge] Who knew that baby boy Would be the man beside my bed Driving through the dark Just to kiss my tired head (oh) If this is the fight of my life I don’t face it alone ‘Cause the child I once carried Now carries me home [Chorus] Firstborn My pride My son You’re the proof God knew my heart Didn’t know what I’d become You believed it from the start They helped raise you strong But I loved you all along (all along) Forty years around the sun You’re my firstborn You’re my pride My son [Outro] God knew my heart When He gave me you (gave me you) From sixteen years To this waiting room Firstborn My pride My son (my son) You’re my always You’re my once-in-a-lifetime one

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