✼════∘◦❁◦∘════✼════∘◦❁💞❁◦∘════✼════∘◦❁◦∘════✼ ✼════∘◦❁◦∘════✼════∘◦❁💞❁◦∘════✼════∘◦❁◦∘════✼ 𝐴𝑛 𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑔𝑜… ✼════∘◦❁◦∘════✼════∘◦❁💞❁◦∘════✼════∘◦❁◦∘════✼ ✼ 𝐿𝒴𝑅𝐼𝒞𝒮 𝐵𝒴 𝒫𝒜𝒩𝒯𝐻𝐸𝑅𝒜 ✼ ✼════∘◦❁◦∘════✼════∘◦❁💞❁◦∘════✼════∘◦❁◦∘════✼ ✼════∘◦❁◦∘════✼════∘◦❁💞❁◦∘════✼════∘◦❁◦∘════✼ ═∘◦❁ Intro ❁◦∘═ She remembers holding her favorite doll A little child believing he was ten feet tall His footsteps sounded like a hero’s call Back then, he was her whole world… ═∘◦❁ Verse 1 ❁◦∘═ He held the house with heavy hands Taught her fear and called it strength She wore his name like armor then Didn’t know the cracks beneath ∘◦❁◦∘ A guiding light in her small world She was so proud to be his child Didn’t see the storm clouds swellin’ Didn’t know he’d leave her behind ═∘◦❁ Pre-Chorus ❁◦∘═ He said he’d follow right behind them She kept waiting by the doorway But he never crossed that ocean Every promise he made was broken… ═∘◦❁ Chorus ❁◦∘═ She never danced with her father Never felt that steady hand Never spun across the floor Safe inside his arms again ∘◦❁◦∘ She watched other daughters laughing Gliding slow to their own song She stood still in a blank space Learning how to dance alone ═∘◦❁💞❁◦∘═ ═∘◦❁ Verse 2 ❁◦∘═ Letters came like distant motions Paper love that felt so tinged Every word a fading footprint Every page a quiet ending ∘◦❁◦∘ Kept dreaming Christmas miracles Hoped he’d walk back through the door Held her breath through all the seasons Till she couldn’t trust no more… ═∘◦❁ Pre-Chorus ❁◦∘═ Lost hope can turn a child to anger As time simply can’t be reset When the hero in the picture Turns into a stranger’s silhouette ═∘◦❁ Chorus ❁◦∘═ She never danced with her father Never heard him say ‘don’t fear’ Never felt his arms around her When the world got cold and unclear ∘◦❁◦∘ She watched brides step into their bliss Fathers guiding them with pride She walked down that aisle steady But there was no one by her side ═∘◦❁💞❁◦∘═ All those lonely nights that she cried And he coldly turned a blind eye… ═∘◦❁ Bridge ❁◦∘═ There was a time she would’ve given Anything to feel his grace To have one slow song together One joyful moment she could save ∘◦❁◦∘ Now time has sealed that empty gate And the burning ache lost its hold She found strength inside the fracture Built her shelter from the cold… ═∘◦❁ Final Chorus ❁◦∘═ She never danced with her father Now she finally understands Love is more than blood and promises It’s the staying, it’s the stand ∘◦❁◦∘ She’ll never leave her family Never turn and walk away They will always have her shoulder They will never have to pray… (No never… no never…) ═∘◦❁ Outro ❁◦∘═ No, she never danced with her father And she doesn’t need that song anymore She learned how to hold her own heart (She learned how to hold her own heart) Twirling on her own dance floor… ═∘◦❁ Reprise ❁◦∘═ “Oh… She remembers holding her favorite doll A little child believing he was ten feet tall…” ═∘◦❁💞❁◦∘═ ✼════∘◦❁◦∘════✼════∘◦❁💞❁◦∘════✼════∘◦❁◦∘════✼ ✼════∘◦❁◦∘════✼════∘◦❁💞❁◦∘════✼════∘◦❁◦∘════✼ 🎶We are the **StorytellerZ** – the German hub for Suno artists. 🗒️You can find us on Discord: 👉 https://discord.gg/storytellerz ❤️We look forward to seeing you! Wir freuen uns auf Dich! ✼════∘◦❁◦∘════✼════∘◦❁💞❁◦∘════✼════∘◦❁◦∘════✼ ✼════∘◦❁◦∘════✼════∘◦❁💞❁◦∘════✼════∘◦❁◦∘════✼
