Stay a little longer

Lyrics

[Verse 1] We can see it in your eyes On the days you say you’re fine How you smile to keep us smiling While you’re hurting all the time You’ve spent your whole life holding us Every time that we fell down Now you’re the one who’s tired So let us hold you now [Pre-Chorus] You don’t have to be the strong one You don’t have to hide your fear If you’re scared of what tomorrow brings We’ll face tomorrow here [Chorus] So stay a little longer, Mom There’s still so much to see There are birthdays and Christmas mornings And places we haven’t been There are stories only you can tell And memories left to make So when your body says it’s tired Please don’t let your hope break If we could take this from you God knows we’d take it all So stay a little longer, Mom We’re not ready for that call [Verse 2] I know you’ve thought about the day When you might have to say goodbye And I know sometimes you’re lying there With those questions late at night Will my babies be okay? Did I give them what they need? Mom, you gave us more than you could know You’re in everything we see You’re in the way we love each other You’re the voice inside our heads You’re the reason home still feels like home No matter where we’ve been [Chorus] So stay a little longer, Mom There’s still so much to see There are birthdays and Christmas mornings And places we haven’t been There are stories only you can tell And memories left to make So when your body says it’s tired Please don’t let your hope break If we could take this from you God knows we’d take it all So stay a little longer, Mom We’re not ready for that call [Bridge — soft] And if you’re scared Then tell us you’re scared You don’t have to protect us anymore If you need to cry We’ll sit by your side Like you did a thousand times before And if you can’t find the strength to pray We’ll say the words for you We’ll ask God for another day And then another after that one too [Final Chorus — building] So stay a little longer, Mom We still need your voice Calling just to check on us Giving advice we didn’t ask for We need you at the table We need your laugh down the hall All those little things we took for granted Don’t feel little anymore And I know we can’t promise That sickness goes away But we’ll be beside you fighting Every single day And if love could make you better You’d never hurt again ‘Cause you’ve got all your children’s hearts Begging heaven to let you mend [Outro — stripped back] So when you’re tired, lean on us When you’re scared, just take our hands You spent your life taking care of us Now let us do the best we can There’s still so much we want with you So much life we want to give Mom, we don’t need you to be strong tonight We just need you To stay And live.