I heard the news not long ago
You passed on the other day
But it always takes awhile
For someone to truly fade away

I remember where I was
When the word came about you
It was a day much like today

The sky was wide and bright and blue

And I know now
Where you are
And that the pain ends
When you die
And I know now
That there was
A better way to say goodbye

Today my heart is big and sore
It's trying to push right through my skin
I won't see you anymore
I guess that's finally sinking in
cuz I can't make somebody see
With the simple words I say
All your beauty from within
Sometimes they just look away

And I know now
Where you are
And that the pain ends
When you die
And I know now
That there was
A better way to say goodbye
A better way to say goodbye
A better way to say goodbye