First But Not Last

Verse 1

We were kids with secret grins

Passing notes

Sixth grade hearts in paper wings

Borrowing every chance

Pre-Chorus

The years pull every thread

Summer turned into a number

Flame goes cold

I am waking from the slumber

Chorus

You were my first love but not my last

I am not living in the past

I won't beg the world to stay

If it fades and slips away

I am busy building brand new light

Learning how to sleep at night

If love is real it won't make me bend

It will choose me again and again

Verse 2

High school halls became a maze

You chased sparks

I kept faith in quieter ways

Turning hurt into intention

Pre-Chorus

Every scar became a speech

I am finding my own rhythm

Out of reach

I can live beyond the vision

Chorus

You were my first love but not my last

I am not living in the past

I won't beg the world to stay

If it fades and slips away

I am busy building brand new light

Learning how to sleep at night

If love is real it won't make me bend

It will choose me again and again

Bridge

Fire behind my eyes

Steady in my fingers

Not a prize

Peace is like armor

I won't be smaller

I'm standing taller

Chorus

You were my first love but not my last

I am not living in the past

I'll keep walking whole and free

With the future calling me

If love is real it won't make me bend

It will choose me again and again

I am worth the wait until the end