I thought it was just goodbye
When I walked out of the house that afternoon
I thought it was the final goodbye
When I got that phone call in early June.
I thought it was goodbye
When the people came and met,
They offered their sympathies
And I, I carried the casket.
When I touched him for the last time
I thought it was goodbye
And as they sang that song
All I could do was wonder why.
I thought for sure it was goodbye
When I watched that balloon slip away
As it disappeared into the sky,
I said farewell to yesterday.
But as the last tear was wiped away
From my sad and lonely eyes
I realized I had been wrong
None of those moments were true goodbyes.
Throughout my life
There will be many parting words to say
But never goodbye
Because he is with my everyday.
