You walked in wearing plastic crowns Glitter shoes on spinning ‘round Taught me how to paint my nails And live in fairytale details We’d dress up worlds only we could see Singing so loud, I was lucky to be Your sidekick, your biggest fan Didn’t know you were growing up back then Somewhere between those bedtime dreams Life started pulling at the seams Oh my little pigeon, sitting on my knee Wings tucked in where you were safe with me Now you’re out there in the open sky Learning how to soar and fly Through every change, through every stage You’ve written love on every page No matter where this life has driven You’ll always be my little pigeon We had our movies, our late-night talks Ripsticks racing down the block Daddy-daughter dates and camps Sticky fingers, holding hands Then the world turned upside down Silence fell without a sound You changed gears, grew up fast I tried so hard to make time last Seventeen and chasing dreams Faster than I thought life could be Oh my little pigeon, taking flight Spread your wings into the light Even when you’re far from home A part of you is never gone Through every road, through every decision You’re still the girl who’d sit and listen No matter how far you’ve been driven You’ll always be my little pigeon Graduated early, packed your things Chasing all those bigger dreams Now you’re married, building life Strong and kind, a beautiful wife Got your degree, found your way Still see that little girl some days And I smile thinking back to when You’d curl up close and lean right in I bought you a necklace to make you grin It got lost it so I bought it again But love like this don’t need perfection Just a lifetime of connection Oh my little pigeon, don’t you know How proud I am to watch you grow From dress-up days to where you stand You’ve become more than I planned Through every joy, through every mission You’ll always have my heart’s permission To fly your path, your vision written But you’ll always be my little pigeon Yeah, you’ll always be My little pigeon