I never planned to grow up this fast… Tiny footsteps down the hall Every time you slipped, I caught your fall You think I always knew the way Like someone taught me what to say But no one showed me how to stand I learned the world without a hand While kids my age were dreaming loud I learned to carry, make you proud I watched your tears before my own Turned every storm into a home You never saw the things I hid I was a child raising kids I teach you everything I know Funny thing… no one showed me so Had to learn to tie my shoes alone Had to learn to walk alone But you’ll never feel that road I always carried half your load If you win in life someday That’s the price I gladly paid Every warning sounded loud Not from anger fear in disguise Every “no” was love too proud Every rule was sacrifice I see my past inside your eyes Praying you choose better lives Take the roads I couldn’t see Be the version of me… free I felt your pain before you spoke Heard every dream inside your hope Before you ever lost your way I was the shield in front of rain I teach you everything I know So you won’t walk this world alone I gave you summers I never had Turned my dreams into your path If the world breaks your heart in two I’ll take the pieces back from you If you shine, then I have won My little moons, my little suns One day you’ll grow and understand Why I held you with steady hands Why I shouted, why I stayed Why I pushed you, why I prayed You never saw the nights I cried I hid the storms I felt inside My love was never meant to be seen Just the roots beneath your dreams I teach you everything I know So you can fly where I couldn’t go Every step you take ahead Feels like healing what I missed If your dreams become your home If you never feel alone Then everything I sacrificed Turns into the perfect life I had your back before you knew my name… I was your sister… But I loved you like a mom.
