来自美国阿拉巴马州的乡村乐队Heartland成立于1994年，由Craig Anderson和Todd Anderson兄弟, 以及他们的三个小学同学Jason Albert、Charles Crawford和Keith West组成。他们出道十年多以来一直默默无闻，直到2006年才凭借这首《I Loved Her First》走红。这是一首抒情慢歌，歌曲温柔的旋律和感人的歌词打动了许多人，一经推出就成为了美国婚礼场合里人们的最爱。
Heartland: I Loved Her First
Look at the two of you dancing that way
Lost in the moment and each other's face
So much in love you're alone in this place
Like there's nobody else in the world
I was enough for her not long ago
I was her number one
She told me so
And she still means the world to me
Just so you know
So be careful when you hold my girl
Time changes everything
Life must go on
And I'm not gonna stand in your way
I loved her first and I held her first
And a place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that she'd find you someday
But it's still hard to give her away
I loved her first
How could that beautiful woman with you
Be the same freckle face kid that I knew
The one that I read all those fairy tales to
And tucked into bed all those nights
And I knew the first time I saw you with her
It was only a matter of time
I loved her first and I held her first
And a place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that she'd find you someday
But it's still hard to give her away
I loved her first
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
Someday you might know what I'm going through
When a miracle smiles up at you
I loved her first
看着你们那样共舞
双方沉醉于此刻，深情凝视
爱意漾溢，仿佛这里只剩你俩
整个世界旁人尽散
不久以前，她有我就足够了
我曾是在她心中排第一的人
她曾这样告诉我
而她对我来说仍意味着整个世界
我只想让你知道这些
所以当你拥抱我的女孩时，请小心点
时间改变了一切
生活必须继续下去
而我不会妨碍你
但我是第一个爱她，第一个拥抱她的人
并且她在我心中将永远占有一席之地
自她出生时的第一口呼吸起
当她第一次对我微笑时
我明白了一个父亲内心深处的爱
我一直祈祷她某天会找到意中人
但现在要把女儿交给别人，我还是觉得很难
我是第一个爱她的人
那个和你在一起的美丽女子
和我之前熟悉的那个脸上长着雀斑的孩子
那个在睡前听我讲童话故事
那个我在夜里给盖被子的孩子
怎会是同一个人
而当我第一次看到你和她在一起时，我就知道
我迟早都会将她交付给你
但我是第一个爱她，第一个拥抱她的人
并且她在我心中将永远占有一席之地
自她出生时的第一口呼吸起
当她第一次对我微笑时
我明白了一个父亲内心深处的爱
我一直祈祷她某天会找到意中人
但现在要把女儿交给你，我还是觉得很难
我是第一个爱她的人
自她出生时的第一口呼吸起
当她第一次对我微笑时
我明白了一个父亲内心深处的爱
总有一天，你会明白我此刻的心情
当一个生命的奇迹对着你微笑时
我是第一个爱她的人