Goodbye Mom

Verse 1

The house is far too quiet now the kettle doesn't sing

I'm looking at your rocking chair and the dust on everything

I found your favorite apron hanging gently by the door

And a pair of worn-out slippers that won't walk across the floor

They say that time will heal the hurt that grief will fade away

But the morning light just reminds me of another empty day

Verse 2

You always knew when something wasn't right before I said a word

You'd look across the kitchen table and somehow see the hurt

You saw the fear behind my smile before I could even run

You never asked me what was wrong you just knew and got it done

I thought you were just being Mom doing what mothers do

But now I look back and realize I was standing because of you

Chorus

Oh Mama I'm not ready yet I'm stumbling in the dark

I didn't know how cold it'd be without your burning spark

You were my strength when mine was running low

The steady hand that held me through more than you'll ever know

Now I'm talking to the ceiling crying through my tears

Trying to hold the pieces of these broken hollow years

Verse 3

I hear you say be strong my child don't you be afraid

So I try to stand up tall through every shadow that you made

Thank you for the sleepless nights for the tears you never showed

Thank you for carrying all the weight on every heavy road

I look at my siblings' faces we're all trying to be brave

But we're drowning in the silence of the love you always gave

Chorus

Oh Mama I'm not ready yet I'm stumbling in the dark

I didn't know how cold it'd be without your burning spark

You were my strength when mine was running low

The steady hand that held me through more than you'll ever know

Now I'm talking to the ceiling crying through my tears

Trying to hold the pieces of these broken hollow years

Bridge

I hide the deepest ache inside for the words I left unspoken

For the times I should have held you tight before the bond was broken

I talk to you in whispered prayers hoping heaven lets you hear

Because sometimes in the quiet darkness I swear I feel you near

Your work on earth is finished rest now your day is done

We promise to take care of each other under the fading sun

Outro

I carry your name inside my heart like a never-ending flame

But nothing in this lonely world will ever be the same

I smile through the heavy tears and remember all your grace

Goodbye Mom I'll miss you until I see your face

Yeah I still call your name

Goodbye Mom