**[Verse 1]**
I was out there detailing cars,
Just another ordinary day,
Never knew my world was changing
While I was working away.
Then my mama made a group call,
Said, “Come talk to Grandma for a while,”
I heard her fighting through the pain,
But I could hear it in her smile.
**[Pre-Chorus]**
I said, “Grandma, please stay strong,
You’re gonna make it through,
And no matter what happens,
I just want you to know I love you.”
**[Chorus]**
You smiled when you heard my voice,
And I didn't know it was goodbye,
I told you, “Keep on fighting,”
While you were getting ready to fly.
Within minutes, you were gone,
But your memory carries on,
And if heaven lets you hear me,
Grandma, I hope you know
You were loved before you left,
And I was blessed to be
The last voice you heard.
**[Verse 2]**
Weeks went by after the funeral,
Life kept moving like it does,
But my heart was still expecting
You to answer when I called.
So I picked up that phone one day,
Just to ask how you had been,
Then they reminded me you were gone,
And that's when it all sank in.
**[Pre-Chorus]**
For a moment I forgot
That I couldn't hear you anymore,
Then the tears came falling
Like they never had before.
**[Chorus]**
You smiled when you heard my voice,
And I didn't know it was goodbye,
I told you, “Keep on fighting,”
While you were getting ready to fly.
Within minutes, you were gone,
But your memory carries on,
And if heaven lets you hear me,
Grandma, I hope you know
You were loved before you left,
And I was blessed to be
The last voice you heard.
**[Bridge]**
You taught me more than words could say,
How to live and find my way,
How to keep my head up
When the world gets heavy.
Six years have come and gone,
But your lessons still live on,
Every time I need some strength,
I swear I hear you telling me,
“Baby, keep going.”
**[Final Chorus]**
You smiled when you heard my voice,
Now I understand that was goodbye,
I wish I could've held your hand,
I wish I could've said one more time
How much you meant to me,
How much you still mean to me.
And though I can't pick up that phone
And hear you on the other side,
I carry every lesson
You left here in my life.
**[Outro]**
So if somehow you can hear me,
Grandma, this one's for you.
I never knew those words were goodbye,
But I meant every word I said was true.
“I love you so much.”
And I always will.
You may be gone from this world,
But you're never gone from me.