When she got the news the phone hit the floor
She fell to her knees and cried his name
He had just kissed her lips and both of the kids
Their lives will never be the same
At the end of her hardest day
The only words she could say were
I want you to live, I want you to love
I wanna go back to the way it was
To hear you say my name again
I wanna see your smile again
I want you to live
Verse
Takes all her strength to go through his things
It feels like she's holdin him again
The letters he wrote, the books that he'd read
And some of the shirts still have his scent
The picture in Florida
She holds to her heart and cries out loud
I want you to live, I want you to love
I wanna go back to the way it was
To hear you say my name again
I wanna see your smile again
Bridge
Lying awake in the middle of the night
Trying not to let the kids hear her cry
She prays for answers or some little sign
She closes her eyes
And swears she
Hears him say
I want you to live, I want you to love
I want you to go on and not give up
I want you to live, I want you to try
I want you to know that I'm alright
I want you to fall in love again
I wanna see smile again and again
I want you to live