When We Fall Apart

You were 43 when you got the news

Life will be changing, nothing we can do

The clock is ticking now

All I can think about

Is knowing I have to move on without you somehow

And I just can't believe

That you're the one who's keeping it together

As you hold my hand and say

It's okay to cry

It's okay to fall apart

You don't have to try

To be strong when you are not

And it may take some time to make sense of all your thoughts

But don't ever fight your tears

'Cause there is freedom in every drop

Sometimes the only way to heal a broken heart is when we fall apart

You ask me to sing

Some songs that I wrote

And I can barely speak

Barely play a note

All my tears rush in

Falling on my strings

And make the sound of these progressions have a different ring

And I hate to say goodbye

Knowing this will be the last time we're together

As you close your eyes and say

It's okay to cry

It's okay to fall apart

You don't have to try

To be strong when you are not

And it may take some time to make sense of all your thoughts

But don't ever fight your tears

'Cause there is freedom in every drop

Sometimes the only way to heal a broken heart is when we fall apart

Whoa-ooh-whoa-ooh-whoa

And you've got the gift of mercy

Don't ever think it's strange

Yeah, not a curse, but it is a blessing to feel other people's pain

Always love without condition

Trust the Lord with all your heart

There's healing in the story of your scars

Well, it's been awhile

Since you've been gone

Sometimes I still catch myself trying to call your phone

All the hopes and dreams we used to talk about

They're still alive in me, and I just hope I make you proud

Now I'm your legacy

And it's your love still holding me together