I Wish I'd Been There

[Verse 1] I can still hear your voice on the line, Calling just to ask if I’m doing fine. I brushed it off, said “I’ll see you soon,” But the clock ran out in that hospital room. [Pre-Chorus] Your cooking, your laughter, they haunt my days, I’d give anything just to see your face. [Chorus] I wish I’d been there when you slipped away, Not just a visitor at the end of your days. The guilt cuts deeper than the night can bear, I wasn’t there… I wasn’t there. [Verse 2] Your advice still lingers, soft in my mind, A compass I follow but can’t rewind. I see your smile, but the vision fades, Replaced by machines and the hospital shade. [Pre-Chorus] The last time I held your hand, it was cold, That memory burns, and it never grows old. [Chorus] I wish I’d been there when you slipped away, Not just a visitor at the end of your days. The guilt cuts deeper than the night can bear, I wasn’t there… I wasn’t there. [Bridge] The nightmares keep me awake at night, Wires and whispers under sterile lights. If I could go back, I’d trade it all, For one more hug, one more call. [Final Chorus] I wish I’d been there when you slipped away, Not just a visitor at the end of your days. The guilt cuts deeper than the night can bear, I wasn’t there… I wasn’t there. [Outro (soft, almost spoken)] I still miss your voice. I still miss your hands. And I hope you know… I always loved you.