The First Man - Tami Neilson

The first man that I ever loved was

The first man to ever hold me in his arms

The first time that I cried my very first tear

He was here

The first kiss that I ever gave was to the first man

The one who always kept me safe

From the monsters living under my bed

Or in my head

All the rest gotta live up to the best of the first man

Win or lose, we’re trying to fill the shoes of the first man

Oh, the first man

The first man, even with his flaws was still

The best man, not despite them but because

They made him the good man that he was

Yes, he was

And all the rest gotta live up to the best of the first man

Win or lose, we’re trying to fill the shoes of the first man

Oh, the first man

The last time that he said my name was

The last time my heart would ever be the same

The one man I’ll be loving

From the first day to the last day of my life