First Love, Gold

[Intro] Moon on the river, neon hums low A boy with worn-out shoes, chasing a hopeful glow [Verse 1] I was the kid with pockets full of prayers Loved a girl who wore tomorrow in her eyes, bright and bare But rent came creeping in, the city called for more We drifted apart, our promises washed ashore [Chorus] Found a sugar mummy, a palace in your gaze Gifts and dinners, a maze of gilded days I tell myself it's love of a newer kind But the memory of you, my first love, won’t unwind [Verse 2] Now I wander through rooms of silk and trembling light Your world is warm and generous, a velvet night Your laughter buys comfort, your smile buys time Yet I hear my lost love call my name in rhyme [Chorus] Found a sugar mummy, a palace in your gaze Gifts and dinners, a maze of gilded days I tell myself it's love of a newer kind But the memory of you, my first love, won’t unwind [Bridge] Gold can’t buy the spark that shone in her eyes And luxury can’t quiet the ache of goodbyes If I stay here, will memory fade or grow? Or keep me tethered to the heart I used to know? [Chorus] Found a sugar mummy, a palace in your gaze Gifts and dinners, a maze of gilded days I tell myself it's love of a newer kind But the memory of you, my first love, won’t unwind [Outro] I walk on with two names pressed to my chest Hoping one dawn will bring a gentler rest