Heaven Holds My Family Now

(Verse 1)

There’s a silence in this house I can’t outrun

Echoes of the days when we were young

You were laughin’ on that old front porch

Now I’m talkin’ to a memory I can’t touch

Your boots ain’t by the door no more

But I still hear you on these creaky floors

Like you never really left at all

Just outta sight, down a different road

(Pre-Chorus)

And I swear sometimes I feel you near

Like a whisper sayin’, “I’m still here”

(Chorus)

I’m missin’ my big brother every night

Tryin’ to make it through, tryin’ to be alright

But this world feels colder since you’ve been gone

Like a song with half the words left wrong

Now mama’s gone, and daddy too

Uncle’s up there standin’ next to you

Heaven holds my family now, I believe

But it don’t stop the hurt inside of me

(Verse 2)

Mama used to hum while she cooked our meals

Daddy’s hands taught us what hard work feels

Uncle told those stories late at night

Now I’d give anything to hear ‘em one more time

It’s like the stars took pieces of my soul

One by one, leavin’ empty holes

But I see your faces in the sky

When the moon hangs low and the wind gets quiet

(Pre-Chorus)

And I close my eyes, try to hold on tight

To every laugh, every late-night drive

(Chorus)

I’m missin’ my big brother every day

Still got so many things I need to say

This world just ain’t the same without you here

It’s drownin’ me in all these silent tears

Now mama’s gone, and daddy too

Uncle’s up there standin’ next to you

Heaven holds my family now, I believe

But it don’t stop the ache inside of me

(Bridge)

If I could call heaven just one time

Hear your voice on the other line

I’d tell you I’m tryin’, I’m holdin’ on

Even though everything feels so wrong

You’d probably laugh and tell me, “Hey

You’re stronger than you think, you’ll find your way”

But right now I’m just missin’ you

In everything I say and do

(Soft Chorus)

Yeah, I’m missin’ my big brother tonight

Wish I could see your face in the light

But I know you’re watchin’ from above somehow

With mama, dad, and uncle now

(Outro)

So I’ll keep walkin’ this road alone

Carryin’ love from the life we’ve known

And though my heart feels torn in two

I’ll live enough for me and you