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always be lyrics
BY JUSTINE THOMAS
It's hard to believe
You're here with me now
When two weeks ago
you were bundled within me
Time goes by
Way too fast
I want to capture these moments so they last
And desperately I’m holding on
Minutes pass, the day is gone
Yet I’m watching you grow
And it’s the greatest joy I’ll ever know
Chorus
The way my heart swells in a million places
Hearing you laugh
And the looks on your faces
The giggles, the wiggles
The magic we’re making
Even when you scream and it drives me crazy
Going through life with your spirit awakening
The sunshine, the rainbows
The love you’re creating
you’ll always be my
You’ll always be my
babies
It’s hard to believe
I’m watching you play
Holding hands, walking to school every day
Sharing smiles,
A single glance.
I want to capture those faces so they last.
And desperately I’m holding on
Minutes pass, the day is gone
Still I’m watching you grow
And it’s the greatest joy I’ll ever know
Chorus
Oh!
If I could make a painting of the world
There’d just be you.
You are my masterpiece in every view.
Oh!
If I could walk across the stars through the Milky Way
I’d pick your galaxy every single day.
You are my scenery, my scenery, my scenery.
You make my heart happy.
My heart happy.
My heart happy.
So happy.
It's hard to believe
You're here with me now
When some years ago
you were bundled within me
Time goes by
Way too fast
I’m gonna savor these moments so they last.
You’ll always be my, always be my,
babies.
And when life tries to tear you apart,
Just believe in the strength of your heart,
And when life tries to tear you apart,
Just believe in the strength of your heart,
Because I do,
That’s my promise to you.
That’s my promise to you.
about the song
I began writing the lyrics to this song over a decade ago, two weeks after my son was born. As I held him in my arms, I looked at him in complete awe. It seemed like just yesterday he was in my belly. In the original lyrics, I continued to write verses for the song, month after month, capturing each of his “moments”. His first smile. First steps.
The song, however, always felt like it was missing something. Ten years later and I discovered what that was: time. When you’re a new mom, everyone tells you that time is fleeting but you’re so caught up in the moments, it’s hard to really understand it. Even now, ten years in, the days are still so long sometimes that I forget how quickly they soar by.
Then I have these moments when I look into my kids eyes and I realize, life will not always be like this. One day they will grow up. It’s bittersweet and sometimes heartbreaking to think about. Yet, at the same time, I wouldn’t change it for the world.
Each part of this song is inspired by a different part of my motherhood journey: the first verse is dedicated to my son. The second verse, is dedicated to watching the friendship between my children bloom. The bridge, is dedicated to my daughter. She was dancing around the house one day singing her own song. In the lyrics, she said I was her scenery and that she would walk across the stars to be with me, her brother, and her dad. I loved it so much I wrote it down and incorporated it into this song. With a neat little bow, I wrapped it with the phrase my kids would both always say, “You make my heart happy.”
From the moment I completed this song, I knew it would be the final track on my album. It’s a love song to my children and the ultimate reminder that no matter where they go in life, I will always love and support them because I am proud of the people that they are.
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