The Last Time I Carried You

A Song About the Moments We Don’t Realize Are the Last

Some songs come from big events in life.

Others come from small moments — the kind that seem ordinary at the time, but later reveal something much deeper.

The idea for my song “The Last Time I Carried You” came from a simple moment with my youngest daughter, Leilah.

One day I was carrying her in my arms and I said, half joking:

"Wow… you’re getting heavier. One day I won’t be able to carry you anymore."

It was just a passing comment.

But almost immediately another thought followed.

There had already been a last time I carried my older daughters.

And I hadn’t even noticed it.

There was a moment when I picked them up in my arms for the final time — without realizing that it was the last time.

If I had known, I would have held on a little longer.

If I had known, I’d have stayed a little longer

Maybe every parent has a moment like that — one they only recognize years later.

That realization stayed with me, and it eventually became the inspiration for the song.

A Song About Growing Up

As parents, we often focus on the big milestones:

First words. First steps. First day of school.

But life is also made of quiet “last times” that pass unnoticed.

"Last Times" pass unnoticed.

The last bedtime story.

The last time they ask to be carried.

The last time they fall asleep on your shoulder.

We rarely recognize those moments while they are happening.

And that’s what this song tries to capture.

The Song

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Lyrics

I remember your tiny feet, Running wild in the summer heat.

Your first word — you called me "dad", Little voice that made me glad.

First time riding that little bike, Your first swim on that sunny night.

Laughing loud at the neighborhood park, Back when the days felt slow and bright.

But I didn’t know it was the last time, The last time I held you that way.

If I had known, I’d have stayed a little longer, Let my heart soak in the weight.

Time moves fast like winds that blew...I wish I knew — the last time I carried you.

I gave you rides when you got too tired, Carried you home when your dreams expired. So many moments I let slip by, Thinking we had endless time.

Now you walk so bold, so tall, Your little shoes don't fit at all.

But I still see that little face, In quiet corners, time can't erase.

But I didn’t know it was the last time, The last time I held you that way.

If I had known, I’d have stayed a little longer, Let my heart soak in the weight.

Time moves fast like winds that blew...I wish I knew — the last time I carried you.

Now I carry memories instead, Of sleepy nights and words you said.

And even though you're growing through, You’ll always be that kid I knew.

And I didn’t know it was the last time, The last time I held you close to me.

If time had whispered, I'd have listened, Held on tighter, silently.

You're flying now, and that’s your truth...But in my heart — I still carry you.

The Last Time I Carried You

A Note to My Daughters

To my daughters Christina, Bianca, Valeria, and Leilah,

You may not remember all the moments when you were small and I carried you in my arms — but I do.

Those moments shaped my life in ways words can barely describe.

Some of those moments now belong to the past, and others I am still living today.

As time moves forward and each of you continues growing into your own journeys, a part of my heart will always remember the little girls who once fit so easily in my arms.

And no matter how many years pass or how far life takes you, in my heart I will always carry you.

— Dad

Because sometimes the moments we carry the longest…are the ones that passed by the fastest.