Forever Hold My Son - Written by Erik Balkey and Chris Spendley
I've got a lot to learn, my son is on his knees
I've got to change my mind, change the way I think
About my son's disease
Addictions taken hold, I've seen him laugh and smile
I felt a pain so deep, I learned to love and hope
He doesn't want to die
I hope I don't forget, the things I've learned and seen
I hope my son has learned as much as I have learned
And I ask just one thing
I hope that I can hold my son everyday
For all the days I live, to hold him in my arms
For this one thing I pray
I saved the things I've learned, I put them in a note
I had to let him choose, the path he's gonna take
I had to let him go
It took the stregnth he had, to get the help he'd get
He wanted to hold on, but he took one step back
It was his final step
I prayed to have a sign, from the house of grace
An angel in the street had the hat he wore
He's in a better place
I tell you that I hold my son everyday
For all the days I live, I hold him in my heart
Never go away
Make sense of it all, I asked for God to show
For all the pain inside, is there a reason why
I say I wanna know
The day we buried Sean, a woman told us this
Her baby has a mom, but for the grace of God
Sean had saved her kid
He got through to her, in ways we never could
But Sean our angel tried, and so he saved a life
This I understood
To the hope I hold my son everyday
For all the days I live, there's places in my heart
He'll never go away
Children want to learn, they don't want to die
They want to be loved, to never be alone
They don't want to lie
For all the days I live, I will honor Sean
The message now is clear, the mission is to learn
I will pass it on
This disease can kill, but I hold on to hope
For every heart I touch, I hold on to Sean
I will not let go
I will forever hold my son everyday
For all the days I live, I hold him in my heart
He'll never go away
I will forever hold my son everyday
For all the days I live, I hold him in my heart
He'll never go away
He'll never go away
He'll never go away
He'll never go away
I've got to change my mind, change the way I think
About my son's disease
Addictions taken hold, I've seen him laugh and smile
I felt a pain so deep, I learned to love and hope
He doesn't want to die
I hope I don't forget, the things I've learned and seen
I hope my son has learned as much as I have learned
And I ask just one thing
I hope that I can hold my son everyday
For all the days I live, to hold him in my arms
For this one thing I pray
I saved the things I've learned, I put them in a note
I had to let him choose, the path he's gonna take
I had to let him go
It took the stregnth he had, to get the help he'd get
He wanted to hold on, but he took one step back
It was his final step
I prayed to have a sign, from the house of grace
An angel in the street had the hat he wore
He's in a better place
I tell you that I hold my son everyday
For all the days I live, I hold him in my heart
Never go away
Make sense of it all, I asked for God to show
For all the pain inside, is there a reason why
I say I wanna know
The day we buried Sean, a woman told us this
Her baby has a mom, but for the grace of God
Sean had saved her kid
He got through to her, in ways we never could
But Sean our angel tried, and so he saved a life
This I understood
To the hope I hold my son everyday
For all the days I live, there's places in my heart
He'll never go away
Children want to learn, they don't want to die
They want to be loved, to never be alone
They don't want to lie
For all the days I live, I will honor Sean
The message now is clear, the mission is to learn
I will pass it on
This disease can kill, but I hold on to hope
For every heart I touch, I hold on to Sean
I will not let go
I will forever hold my son everyday
For all the days I live, I hold him in my heart
He'll never go away
I will forever hold my son everyday
For all the days I live, I hold him in my heart
He'll never go away
He'll never go away
He'll never go away
He'll never go away