IS IT BEAUTIFUL UP THERE

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Verse 1 Mom, I should've called you more, I should've come back through that door. I should've stayed a little longer Every time I came around. You'd ask me if I'd eaten, Tell me, “Son, you drive safe now.” And no matter how late the hour, You'd make sure I made it home somehow. I used to think those little questions Were just things that mothers do. Now I'd give anything to hear them, 'Cause now I know the truth— Every “Did you make it home okay?” Every “Call me when you get there,” Was just another way of saying, “I love you, and I care.” Pre-Chorus There are a thousand things I wish I'd stopped to say. I thought we'd have forever— I never dreamed forever could change. Chorus Is it beautiful up there? Is there nothing left to fear? Do you ever look down on me When I'm wishing you were here? I miss you more than words can say, More with every passing day. But I know you're finally free, Somewhere pain can never reach. And if Heaven has a doorway, I know someday I'll walk through— And when my time comes, Mom, I know you'll be waiting there for me too. Verse 2 Sometimes I still reach for the phone Before I remember you're not home. Sometimes something good will happen And you're the first one I wanna tell. There are days I hear your laughter Like an echo I know so well. And for just a little moment, It feels like you're beside me still. I miss the way you worried, I miss hearing you say my name. Funny how the smallest memories Can bring the greatest kind of pain. I'd sit and listen for a lifetime If I could hear your voice once more. I'd say, “Mom, don't worry about me,” And I'd stay a little longer at your door. Pre-Chorus Your wings were ready, But my heart was not. And losing you has taught me What I never thought I'd lose— Sometimes the greatest love we've ever known Lives inside the little things we used to overlook. Chorus Is it beautiful up there? Is there nothing left to fear? Do you ever look down on me When I'm wishing you were here? I miss you more than words can say, More with every passing day. But I know you're finally free, Somewhere pain can never reach. And if Heaven has a doorway, I know someday I'll walk through— And when my time comes, Mom, I know you'll be waiting there for me too. Bridge If you can hear me, Mom, There's something I need you to know— I remember every sacrifice, Every seed of love you sowed. Every prayer you prayed in silence, Every tear I never knew, Every time you put me first When life was weighing down on you. I wish I'd said “I love you” A million times instead of one. I wish I'd known how fast the years Would disappear when they were done. But I hope somehow you knew it. I hope my heart made it clear— No matter how old I ever got, I still needed my mama here. Final Chorus Is it beautiful up there? Can you see me standing here? Do you know how much I miss you? Do you know I still feel you near? I miss you more than words can say, And I will 'til my dying day. But I know you're finally free, And that's what gets me through the grief. So save a place beside you, Mom, Somewhere just beyond my view. And when my last day comes And this old world is finally through, I won't be afraid of leaving, 'Cause I'll know where I'm going to— I'll see that smile, I'll hear your voice, And I'll come running home to you. Outro Until then, keep watching over me. I'll carry your love in everything I do. I miss you every day, Mom. I love you. And when my time comes, I know you'll be waiting there for me.