" The Final Goodbye "

" The Final Goodbye "
(Lyrics By Gerald Logan)

( Verse 1 )
The morning sun broke through the blinds,
She held his hand for the very last time.
Thirty years of love they knew,
But now his breath was faint and few.
Hospice walls couldn’t hide the tears,
As time slipped away after all those years.

( Chorus )
It was the final goodbye, but their love never died,
He whispered her name with a tear in his eye.
In less than twelve hours, he was gone with the night,
But her heart still remembers the warmth of his smile.
The final goodbye… just for a while.

( Verse 2 )
She read him stories of their younger days,
Their first slow dance, their wedding haze.
Pictures on the wall told the story of  their lives,
Every joy and storm they faced as man and wife.
He tried to smile though his body was weak,
His last I love you was soft but deep.

( Chorus )
It was the final goodbye, but their love never died,
He whispered her name with a tear in his eye.
In less than twelve hours, he was gone with the night,
But her heart still remembers the warmth of his smile.
The final goodbye… just for a while.

( Bridge )
No clock can measure a lifetime of love,
Thirty years written in the stars above.
Though his bed grew cold and her tears still fall,
She knows one day she’ll hear him call.

( Chorus )
It was the final goodbye, but their love never died,
He whispered her name with a tear in his eye.
In less than twelve hours, he was gone with the night,
But her heart still remembers the warmth of his smile.
The final goodbye… just for a while.

( Outro )
She kissed his forehead, closed her eyes,
Promised to meet him on the other side.
The pain was heavy, but love will survive,
In the final goodbye… 

Southern Country Ballad, male