Little Steps In My Shoes

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[Verse 1]
Tiny socks on the kitchen tiles
You laugh hard, then you slip, then you smile
You say my name like it’s brand-new news
I see my hope in your little shoes

Crayons open on the living room floor
You paint suns on the back of the door
You ask, “Daddy, are the clouds ever sad?”
I say, “Sometimes, but they pass, my lad”

[Chorus]
Little steps in my shoes
You don’t know what I could lose
Every day I’m watching you
Grow away, but closer too
If the world ever feels too huge
I would give it all, just to choose
Every tear, every bruise
To fall on me, not you
(yeah, on me, not you)

[Verse 2]
Sometimes life’s like an empty chair
I see your face, but you’re not there
Planning days I might never get
Folding dreams like a tiny dress

I count years in your birthday candles
Fear so loud that my hands can’t handle
If you ever have to walk through pain
I’d break apart just to build your rain

[Chorus]
Little steps in my shoes
You don’t know what I could lose
Every day I’m watching you
Grow away, but closer too
If the world ever feels too huge
I would give it all, just to choose
Every tear, every bruise
To fall on me, not you
(yeah, on me, not you)

[Bridge]
If I leave first, don’t feel alone
Every heartbeat, you’re taking me home
Tell your story when the days turn cold
Say, “My father loved me more than gold”

[Chorus]
Little steps in my shoes
You don’t know what I could lose
Every day I’m watching you
Grow away, but closer too
If the world ever feels too huge
I would give it all, just to choose
Every tear, every bruise
To fall on me, not you
(just me, not you)