Okay, my friend/aquaintance wrote this song and watching him perform it is crazy. I busted my
to type up the lyrics so at least read them GOD DAMNIT!
"Longest Day"
I’m here to bring you some truth
I lost my grandmomma and my momma on the same day May 4, 2005 in a 14 hour period.
I’m here to share that experience with you.
I’m by my momma’s bedside, the night that she died
So many nights we spent together recently and cried
In means she confided that she didn’t wanna die
Told her don’t give up the fight with all of her might
Set her intention and her thoughts and her faith right
God will hold her heart tight, everything gonna be alright
She survived the car accident, breast cancer too
There’s no reason with this obstacle she wont make it through
I wish I could look her deep in here eyes
But she’s asleep, heavy breathing, hands is limp
And the skin seems to hold her, pale grey tint
I remember conversations that went to the past
When we didn’t have the cash, made the small things last
We argued a lot but we still shared laughs
We broke bread together, lived life together
Shared music and the arts and I love her forever
This was the longest day of my life
This was the hardest day of my life
What I never seen, what I coulda seen, what I shoulda seen
I saw it all that night
We got to live our dreams and give thanks for life.
12:30 am on the dot, momma sweatin a lot
Not sure exactly how much time she’s got
So I lay my hand up on her pillowcase
Run my fingers down her face
Swallow and taste, the passion of life
That seems to tickle my mouth
And I know some of yall know just what I’m talking about
It’s called fear of loss and rejoice there will be no more pain
I never wanna go through this again
It’s like havin to do, the worst thing you could think of having to do
And still you gotta do what you gotta do
Become one with the fear, one with the tears
And rejoice that god’s voice is so near
Say your words to your loved ones heart
And let them know it’s okay to part
So I pulled her close, let her know she was my MVP
And we’d always share our L-O-V-E
This was the longest day of my life
This was the hardest day of my life
What I never seen, what I coulda seen, what I shoulda seen
I saw it all that night
We got to live our dreams and give thanks for life.
My momma broke down, from the cancer they found
Inside of her liver
It still makes me shiver today
When I think of how fast her body decayed
And I think of the words that she said to me
She said, “Baby, don’t you worry baby
I’m not goin anywhere now baby
Because I’m your momma, and I love you
And I’m always gonna be right beside you”
I’m trippin, my momma’s body and face are frozen in time
I’m trying to find the answers to the questions inside of my mind
Time seems to have slipped away and everything close seems far away
And I really don’t know where to stop my day
So I start at the room at the end of the hallway
Where my grandmamma lay, she’s lookin at me
It’s her sixth day since she had a stroke
Which left her so she couldn’t swallow and use her throat
This is the woman that would love me hug me give me laughter
Before
and after always come and try to scatter
Love for prayer, love for Christ, and her family
Her eyes as big a quarters and she started to choke
And she grabbed me tight, the tension’s thick as smoke
Now I’m telling her don’t be scared, god’s inside
And she looked at me in my eyes and she died
This was the longest day of my life
This was the hardest day of my life
What I never seen, what I coulda seen, what I shoulda seen
I saw it all that night
We got to live our dreams and give thanks for life.
This was the longest day of my life
This was the hardest day of my life
What I never seen, what I coulda seen, what I shoulda seen
I saw it all that night
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