Verse 1
I still stop when I see your picture,
Like somehow time forgot to move.
Some days I swear I hear your footsteps,
Then remember I’m missing you.
The world kept spinning like nothing happened,
While mine fell apart that day.
I never knew a heart could keep beating
When half of it walked away.
Pre-Chorus
I searched the stars for answers,
Asked the sky to ease this pain.
I couldn’t see tomorrow…
Only yesterday.
Every memory feels like a doorway,
Every tear still knows your name.
I’m learning that love doesn’t leave us,
Even when people do.
Chorus
There’s an empty seat beside me,
A silence where you stood.
I’d give every breath I have
To hear your voice for good.
Every dream feels different now,
Every road feels wild…
But if you were here beside me,
I know you’d say,
“Don’t cry forever… you’ve got to smile.”
Verse 2
I found pieces of you in little things,
In songs, sunsets, and the rain.
Then I realized love like yours
Never really fades away.
It’s stitched into who I am,
Every laugh and every scar.
Maybe heaven isn’t so far away
When you’re carried in my heart.
Sometimes I still lose my footing,
Some days the hurt comes back around.
But every time I think I’ll break,
I remember the strength you found.
You taught me that even in darkness,
Hope can still find a way.
So I’ll keep choosing tomorrow,
One step at a time each day.
Bridge
I can’t wait to have you watch me grow,
Even if it’s from the skies.
You’ll be there for every mountain,
Every tear and every sunrise.
And someday when I hold my child,
The first stories they will know
Will be about the friend who taught me love,
Before they ever called me home.
They’ll know your heart,
They’ll know your grace.
They’ll know the smile I still can trace.
And if they ask where hope comes from…
I’ll quietly say your name.
Maybe they’ll laugh the way you laughed,
Or dream the dreams you dreamed.
Maybe they’ll carry pieces of your light
In ways I’ve never seen.
Your story doesn’t end with goodbye.
It lives in everyone you changed,
And I’ll make sure your love keeps echoing
Long after I’ve gone away.
Final Chorus
Now every sunrise feels like heaven
Painting colors after rain.
You’re the reason I keep fighting,
The courage in my veins.
I’ll chase the dreams we talked about,
I’ll live enough for two.
Every step I take from here
Will always honor you.
And when I have a family,
They’ll know you as their own.
I’ll carry your name into tomorrow,
So your love keeps leading home.
Every birthday, every milestone,
I’ll look up and smile awhile.
Because I know you’ll still be cheering,
Just beyond my eyes.
So this isn’t really goodbye.
It’s “I’ll see you when it’s time.”
Until then… I’ll keep on smiling.
Because I know…
That’s exactly what you’d want.
Outro
You’ll never be forgotten.
As long as my heart is beating,
Your story will keep living.
Your kindness will keep growing.
Your name will be spoken with love.
And somewhere beyond these clouds,
I know you’re smiling too.
AllieB
