Before I'm Long Gone

Not everybody gets a moment like this

A chance to slow the world down

And say what really matters

So if you hear my voice one day

Know it was said with love

Before I'm long gone

Life don't tap you on the shoulder

It just keeps movin' on

One day you're strong as ever

Next day you're watchin' dawn

I said some things I wish I'd shaped better

Held my tongue too late, too long

But when I learned what mattered most

I changed the road I was on

This ain't about fear

This ain't about pain

It's about sayin' it now

So it don't stay unsaid

Before I'm long gone

Let me say it clear

I loved you deeper than I ever showed my fear

If I missed a moment, if I got it wrong

Know my heart was always home

Before I'm long gone

Let these words stay

Not as a goodbye - just proof I stayed

If my voice fades, play this song

I was here... before I'm long gone

To my kids - don't rush this life

It ain't measured by speed or noise

Be kind when the world ain't gentle

Protect that inner voice

To my love - you carried more

Than I ever said out loud

If I didn't say thank you enough

I'm sayin' it right now

I wasn't perfect

I was present

And that means something still

Before I'm long gone

Let me leave this truth

I did the best I could with what I knew

If you ever wonder who I was

I was love... learning how

Before I'm long gone

Let the sunrise play

Same warm light on a different day

If my name fades, play this song

I'm still here... before I'm long gone

Some people never get to speak

They leave in a hurry, mid-thought

If this is my moment

I won't waste what I was taught