Family first
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@ Thoris Donovan
2026-05-21 13:30:36
Lyrics
Family First
[Verse 1]
If I had a key to the hands of the clock
I’d turn 'em back 'til the world didn’t rock.
I’d go back to twenty eleven, to the stable and the sane
Before that man brought the thunder and the rain.
We were on the right path, we were standing on the line
With a quiet little life that was yours and was mine.
I’d take a different turn, I’d walk a different mile
And I’d keep the innocent light in your smile.
[Verse 2]
But the road didn't bend the way that I planned
And the ground just turned into shifting sand.
I had to become what the world didn't want
To protect the boy that the shadows would haunt.
Cameras and trap doors and secret mountain trails
Building a fortress while the wind just wails.
I wasn't a grandma on a porch in the sun
You were my sidekick and we were the "Ones."
[Chorus]
Now there’s a hole in my chest where you used to be
In a house that is quiet, and "safe," and "free."
"Where I go, you go"—that was our law
The only truth that the both of us saw.
You’re heading to her, to a life of your own
While I’m left here sitting by a silent phone.
[Verse 3]
I carry the blame for the life that we led
For the "Outlaw" miles and the things left unsaid.
I worry I dragged you through a hell far too deep
While I watched the cameras for the law and the creeps
But you wear the truth in the ink on your skin
"Family First" through the thick and the thin.
You’re a survivor, a protector, a soul made of grit
And I’m the proud woman who helped you build it.
[Verse 4]
It’s the way you stand tall when the wind starts to howl
And you don’t back down, you don’t throw in the towel.
It’s that "Family First" written deep in your soul
Keeping your head when the world loses control.
You’re the one who stays steady, the one who stays real
With a heart made of gold and a backbone of steel.
You’re a protector by nature, a rock in the rain
A man who knows honor 'cause he’s walked through the pain.
[Bridge]
Go to your woman, go build your new door
You don't have to live on the run anymore.
But don't you forget the G in the hills
Who loved you through all of the heartaches and thrills.
I’m handing you over to a life in the light
Because I’m the one who won the 26-year fight.
[The Message]
Now, those are the qualities of a real, good man
Built from the struggle and a hard-fought plan.
She better appreciate the strength that you have
'Cause you went through hell to get where you're at now.
You learned what it means to be steady and true
In the darkest of nights when it was only us two.
[Outro]
I miss you, Devon. It’s a physical ache
But there isn't a promise that I’m gonna break.
I won't say goodbye, 'cause that’s just a lie
As long as there’s stars in that mountain sky.
I’ll be right here in the quiet and clean
The proudest G that this world’s ever seen.
I’m your home base, kid. Your light in the dark.
I’m the hand on your shoulder, the fire, and the spark.
[Verse 1]
If I had a key to the hands of the clock
I’d turn 'em back 'til the world didn’t rock.
I’d go back to twenty eleven, to the stable and the sane
Before that man brought the thunder and the rain.
We were on the right path, we were standing on the line
With a quiet little life that was yours and was mine.
I’d take a different turn, I’d walk a different mile
And I’d keep the innocent light in your smile.
[Verse 2]
But the road didn't bend the way that I planned
And the ground just turned into shifting sand.
I had to become what the world didn't want
To protect the boy that the shadows would haunt.
Cameras and trap doors and secret mountain trails
Building a fortress while the wind just wails.
I wasn't a grandma on a porch in the sun
You were my sidekick and we were the "Ones."
[Chorus]
Now there’s a hole in my chest where you used to be
In a house that is quiet, and "safe," and "free."
"Where I go, you go"—that was our law
The only truth that the both of us saw.
You’re heading to her, to a life of your own
While I’m left here sitting by a silent phone.
[Verse 3]
I carry the blame for the life that we led
For the "Outlaw" miles and the things left unsaid.
I worry I dragged you through a hell far too deep
While I watched the cameras for the law and the creeps
But you wear the truth in the ink on your skin
"Family First" through the thick and the thin.
You’re a survivor, a protector, a soul made of grit
And I’m the proud woman who helped you build it.
[Verse 4]
It’s the way you stand tall when the wind starts to howl
And you don’t back down, you don’t throw in the towel.
It’s that "Family First" written deep in your soul
Keeping your head when the world loses control.
You’re the one who stays steady, the one who stays real
With a heart made of gold and a backbone of steel.
You’re a protector by nature, a rock in the rain
A man who knows honor 'cause he’s walked through the pain.
[Bridge]
Go to your woman, go build your new door
You don't have to live on the run anymore.
But don't you forget the G in the hills
Who loved you through all of the heartaches and thrills.
I’m handing you over to a life in the light
Because I’m the one who won the 26-year fight.
[The Message]
Now, those are the qualities of a real, good man
Built from the struggle and a hard-fought plan.
She better appreciate the strength that you have
'Cause you went through hell to get where you're at now.
You learned what it means to be steady and true
In the darkest of nights when it was only us two.
[Outro]
I miss you, Devon. It’s a physical ache
But there isn't a promise that I’m gonna break.
I won't say goodbye, 'cause that’s just a lie
As long as there’s stars in that mountain sky.
I’ll be right here in the quiet and clean
The proudest G that this world’s ever seen.
I’m your home base, kid. Your light in the dark.
I’m the hand on your shoulder, the fire, and the spark.
Style of Music
Country mature female vocals some harmony melodic, Inspirational, Hopeful medium tempo, Country, Hopeful, Sentimental, Female Vocals, Harmonized Vocals, Piano, Mandolin, Electric Guitar, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Moderate (76-108 BPM)