I held her hand,
my best friend
I sat and listened as the doctor told her
You should get your life in order
I tried but I couldn't keep the tears inside
She reached out and touched my face and said
It's okay
She thanked the doctor for his time
and said
I know you tried And then she walked outside so graceful
She said I'm thankful you were here for me today
Oh,
all that I can say is that I'm grateful
To get the chance to set things right
To have the time to say goodbye to the ones I love
Through
the tough
and right through the painful
She was so graceful
In a couple of weeks
we drove to Tennessee To that little house that she grew up in
I hadn't been home since I don't know when
And she knocked,
the front door opened up
And she stared at her daddy through her
tears I hadn't talked to him in years
Oh, but they really talked that
night And she apologized
Oh,
what a beautiful sight
So graceful
She said I'm thankful
That you were here for me today
Oh, all that I can say is that I'm grateful
To get the chance to set things right
To have the time to say goodbye to the ones I love
Through the tough
and right through the painful She was so graceful
It won't be long now
So we all gathered round
Everyone who loved her
was there to pray And I laughed with my best friend
Right up till the end
Then she closed her eyes and drifted away
So graceful
I was thankful That I was there for her that day
Oh, all that I can say is that I'm grateful
She got the chance to set things right
To have the time to say goodbye to the ones she loved
Through
the tough
and right through the painful
She was so graceful