If only you could stay

If Only You Could Stay

(Verse 1)

I hold my son, he’s only three,

But somehow he knows what you mean to me.

He saw your picture, called out your name,

"Grandpa!" he cried, like he knew the flame.

I wish you were here, oh, if only you could see,

The boy who carries a piece of you and me.

Your laughter, your kindness, your love in his eyes,

If only you could stay, if only time complied.

(Chorus)

If only you could stay, just one more day,

To meet the boy who’s the light of my way.

I see you in his smile, feel you in his soul,

The love you left behind still makes me whole.

Oh, if only, if only you could stay.

(Verse 2)

Cancer took you far too soon,

But your spirit still fills the room.

He points to the sky and asks me why,

Why grandpa lives up in the sky.

I tell him stories, the man you were,

How your love could heal, how your words would stir.

I see him listen, his little heart wide,

He carries your legacy deep inside.

(Chorus)

If only you could stay, just one more day,

To meet the boy who’s the light of my way.

I see you in his smile, feel you in his soul,

The love you left behind still makes me whole.

Oh, if only, if only you could stay.

(Bridge)

And when he screams “Grandpa!” I know it’s true,

He feels the love that still shines through.

Across the years, beyond the pain,

Your love flows steady like the rain.

(Chorus)

If only you could stay, just one more day,

To meet the boy who’s the light of my way.

I see you in his smile, feel you in his soul,

The love you left behind still makes me whole.

Oh, if only, if only you could stay.

(Outro)

But I promise him, I promise you,

Your love’s a fire that will burn true.

Grandpa’s here, in every way,

In our hearts forever, you’ll always stay.