From the recording Fly Boy (Digital Download)
Lyrics
I Loved Her First
Look at the two of you dancing that way
Lost in the moment and each other’s face
So much in love you’re alone this place
Like there’s nobody else in the world
Well I was enough for her not long ago
I was her number one – she told me so
And she still means the world to me, just so you know
So be careful when you hold my girl
Time changes everything. Life must go on
And I’m not gonna stand in your way
But I loved her first
I held her first
A place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that she’d find you someday
But it’s still hard to give her away
‘Cause I loved her first
Well how could that beautiful woman with you
Be the same freckled face kid that I knew
The one that I read all those fairy tales to
And tucked into bed all those nights
And I knew the first time I saw you with her
It was only a matter of time
But I loved her first
I held her first
A place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that she’d find you someday
But it’s still hard to give her away
‘Cause I loved her first
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
Someday you might know what I’m going through
When a miracle smiles up at you
I loved her first