First Steps, Slow Falling

[intro]
One foot, then the other
One foot, then the other

[verse]
Kitchen light through the curtains, dust like little moons
You let go of the coffee table, humming your own tune
Three steps toward the bookshelf, arms out like a plane
Then gravity gets friendly and you're laughing on the floor again

[chorus]
First steps, slow falling, I'm learning how to let you go
Holding the whole world in the doorway, watching you grow
First steps, slow falling, one foot, then the other
Every stumble in this hallway is a song I'll keep forever

[verse]
Your socks slide on the hardwood, dog watches like a guard
You brave the length of the hallway from the window to the yard
One hand on the wall's shoulder, the other reaching mine
Ten whole inches of courage in a footed sleeper, threadbare at the seams

[chorus]
First steps, slow falling, I'm learning how to let you go
Holding the whole world in the doorway, watching you grow
First steps, slow falling, one foot, then the other
Every stumble in this hallway is a song I'll keep forever

[bridge]
Someday you'll walk out the front door with no hand to hold onto
But tonight it's just this hallway, and me, two steps behind you

[chorus]
First steps, slow falling, I'm learning how to let you go
Holding the whole world in the doorway, watching you grow
First steps, slow falling, one foot, then the other
Every stumble in this hallway is a song I'll keep forever

[outro]
One foot, then the other
One foot, then the other
I'll keep the light on in the hallway
One foot, then the other