You are forever with me

Verse 1

It’s been a year of Sundays without your call,

Still hear your laugh in the hallway, off the wall.

Your jacket hangs where you left it by the door,

Like you might come back and need it once more.

The world kept turning, I tried to do the same,

But every streetlight still whispers your name.

Chorus

’Cause love don’t leave when a heartbeat does,

It just learns new ways to stay with us.

In every lesson, every “don’t forget,”

You’re the quiet strength I haven’t lost yet.

I carry you in the things I do,

You’re gone from sight, but you’re still here too.

Verse 2

I see you in the way I hold my ground,

In the calm I find when things fall down.

Your voice shows up when I doubt my way,

Saying, “Kid, you’re stronger than yesterday.”

There are days I’m okay, days I fall apart,

Both feel honest, both break my heart.

Chorus

’Cause love don’t leave when a heartbeat does,

It just learns new ways to stay with us.

In every lesson, every “don’t forget,”

You’re the quiet strength I haven’t lost yet.

I carry you in the things I do,

You’re gone from sight, but you’re still here too.

Bridge

If heaven has a window, I hope you see

All the pieces of you living in me.

I hope you know I’m trying my best

To live a life that lets you rest.

Final Chorus

Love don’t end, it just changes shape,

Turns into light, turns into faith.

And when I miss you, I say your name—

It hurts, it heals, it’s never the same.

A year’s gone by, but it’s clear to see,

Dad, you’re still here with me.