[Intro]
Sunlight on the porch, a kettle’s quiet whistle
Crickets tapping time, like a soft familiar tristle
[Verse 1]
Dad, you taught me summers heal with simple days
A dime for soda pops, a roadside maze of blaze
Sweaty nets and muddy boots by the old farmhouse gate
And steady hands that never hurry, never hesitate
[Pre-Chorus]
From chalk on the sidewalk to stars up over the shed
Your patient voice still guides me when I doubt my tread
[Chorus]
Thank you for the small, everyday you gave me
The steady rhythm of your love kept me steady
In every quiet moment, I hear you say: you’ll be okay
I carry these summers like a warm, bright sunlit ray
[Verse 2]
We built forts from blankets, listened to the cicadas sing
Taught me to share my lunch, how to love without a sting
Now I walk with bigger dreams, but I still hear your call
A simple truth remains: I am held, I am not small at all
[Pre-Chorus]
The porch light flickers in the dusk of growing up
Your lessons echo softly when the world gets rough
[Chorus]
Thank you for the small, everyday you gave me
The steady rhythm of your love kept me steady
In every quiet moment, I hear you say: you’ll be okay
I carry these summers like a warm, bright sunlit ray
[Bridge]
If I could turn back time, I’d pause the warmest scene
Let you see the man I am, through the spaces in between
But every note you planted grows in me today
A grateful heart, a sturdy shore, in which I stay
[Chorus]
Thank you for the small, everyday you gave me
The steady rhythm of your love kept me steady
In every quiet moment, I hear you say: you’ll be okay
I carry these summers like a warm, bright sunlit ray
[Outro]
So here I am, grown and grateful, with your hand in mine
Forever teaching me to love through every simple line
