Last Goodbye

You were standing by the doorway. I was tired, you had to go. We said, "I'll see you tomorrow," Like tomorrow we could know. There were words I should have given. There were arms I should have opened wide. But I watched you leave so easy, Never knowing it was goodbye. If heaven had whispered, "This is the last time," I'd have stopped the whole world just to hold You one more night. If I'd known it was our last goodbye, Mm, I would have held you a little longer, Mm. I would have said I love you twice, Mm, And let that moment make me Stronger. I wouldn't have let that door close, Wouldn't have watched you walk away. Because the hardest thing about a last Goodbye Is you don't know It's the last until it's too late. Now your picture keeps me company, And your chair still knows your name. Sometimes I speak into the silence Like you're listening just the same. I don't remember what we argued over. Funny how those things disappear. I'd trade every time I had to be right For one more minute with you here. If I'd known it was our last goodbye, Mm, I would have held you a little longer, Mm. I would have thanked God for your life while Your hand was still in mine. No rushing through that doorway. No, "I'll call you" another day. 'Cause the hardest thing about a last goodbye Is you don't know It's the last until it's too late. So call your father, kiss your mother, Forgive your child tonight. Put down your pride, hold the one you love. Don't wait to make it right. Because someday an ordinary "see you soon" will Become a lifetime. If I'd known it was our last goodbye, I'd have memorized your face. Every wrinkle, every trembling smile, Every second God gave. But I believe this isn't where Our story has to end. Jesus promised death is not goodbye. So until heaven lets me hold you again, I'll keep your love Alive. And when my own last evening comes, I won't be afraid to close my eyes. Because somewhere beyond this life, Our last goodbye, Won't be goodbye.