One More Day

Dedicated to my late mother ...... love you I heard they almost lost us both that night The doctors running, fading lights But you held on… You held on to me And the first thing that I ever knew Was your heartbeat carrying me through Like heaven whispering softly “Stay…” You told me how you counted every breath Terrified of what could happen next But when I cried, you cried harder too And wrapped the whole world around me You danced with me at 2 AM Half asleep in the kitchen light again Your tired eyes still shining gold Like loving me never got old And every little step I made You saw it all before I changed You watched me grow like seasons do Every laugh, every bruise Every dream I was chasing after Started in the arms of my mother If I could ask the sky tonight For anything beneath its light I’d trade forever, all I own Just for one more day at home With you… You waited by the window late When teenage nights ran past too late Pretending not to worry much But checking every passing truck You memorized the things I loved The songs I played, the stars above And every time life broke my heart You somehow knew before I talked You saw the man that I became Before I ever knew my name You watched me grow like seasons do Every laugh, every bruise Every dream I was chasing after Started in the arms of my mother If I could ask the sky tonight For anything beneath its light I’d trade forever, all I own Just for one more day at home With you… Then one cold morning came too fast No warning sign, no second chance A ringing phone, a silent room And suddenly the world stopped moving I still reach for you sometimes When something beautiful reminds Me of the way you said my name Like love and safety were the same I never got to say goodbye Never held your hand one last time If heaven lets the angels choose Please let me borrow you Just one more drive, one coffee cup One more laugh, one more hug I’d tell you every single thing I should’ve said before you left me And if tomorrow never comes I’d still be grateful for your love Because everything good in me Still sounds a little like you You watched me grow like seasons do Through broken nights and skies of blue And every part of who I am Was shaped forever by your hands If I could have one wish tonight No fame, no gold, no second life I’d give the world, my heart, my soul Just to walk once more back home To you… And if you hear me where you are I hope you know how loved you are Happy Mother’s Day… Mom.