First Day, Same Smile

New shoes on the campus ground

Laughing faces all around

Names I’ll learn by lunchtime maybe

Every hello feels a little crazy

Coffee cups and tangled plans

“We should hang out” in our hands

Different dreams, the same first page

We’re all beginners on this stage

First day, same smile

We don’t know where we’ll be in a while

But right now feels just right

Like a spark in open light

If we’re nervous, let it show

That’s just part of letting go

First day, same smile

We’re gonna be alright

Lockers, notes, and inside jokes

Wrong directions, hope and hopes

Every story starts to blend

Strangers turning into friends

Nothing perfect, that’s okay

We’re learning as we go each day

Every step’s a small surprise

Written in our open eyes

First day, same smile

We don’t know where we’ll be in a while

But right now feels just right

Like a spark in open light

If we’re nervous, let it show

That’s just part of letting go

First day, same smile

We’re gonna be alright

Maybe magic’s simply this

Finding home in moments like this

Not the end, not the goal

Just a feeling we can hold

First day, same smile

Every dream’s still running wild

If we trip, we’ll laugh it off

Every try is brave enough

Hand in hand or side by side

We’re writing this in real-time

First day, same smile

Let’s enjoy the ride

So here we are, no rewind

Just open hearts and open minds

Whatever waits us down the line

I’ll remember this first time