[Intro – Soft and heavy] If I go tonight… [Verse 1 – Low, honest] I’ve seen it happen fast, no warning and no time One day they’re here, next day the world rewinds Jake was taken overnight, Randy never saw it coming Both my dads fought long and hard, but still left us all stunned Now a simple cold has got me twisted up inside With everything I already carry, it’s hard to hide My body’s been a battlefield for longer than it should And I’m scared this might be the chapter where I don’t get back up for good [Pre-Chorus – Quiet rise] I keep thinking about the words I never said… [Chorus – Open and aching] If I go tonight I need you to know I loved you every single day If I go tonight I’m sorry for the times I got in my own way Tell the kids I tried, tell them I was proud Even when it didn’t look like it out loud If I go tonight Just know my love don’t die It stays [Verse 2 – Deeper, more personal] Roz looks at me with anger I don’t know how to fix I’d take every sharp word if it meant I could still be in the mix The boys still climb up on me like I’m made of solid ground I want them to remember that more than the times I let them down I’ve got so much left unfinished, so much I meant to do So many “I love yous” I still need to get to The fear creeps in quiet when the house finally gets still That I might leave a hole I can never fully fill [Bridge – Near whisper, then building] I don’t want to go yet… I’m not ready to be done… There’s still too many mornings I haven’t watched the sun [Final Chorus – Fuller, emotional peak] If I go tonight I need you to know I loved you every single day If I go tonight I’m sorry for the times I got in my own way Tell the kids I tried, tell them I was proud Even when it didn’t look like it out loud If I go tonight Just know my love don’t die It stays [Outro – Soft and fading] If I go… Please remember… I loved you… Always.
