After We're Gone

VERSE 1 Here's a question for you all What is left when you fall When you reach the great beyond What is left to carry on All the things that you held dear Loved and used over years Left behind for those who cared Who would know you're not there VERSE 2 The empty chair where you would sit The toothbrush resting by the sink The pillow where you laid your head Worn-out slippers by the bed The coffee cup that fit your hand Your old hat on the stand The coat hanging by the door That no one wears anymore PRE CHORUS Boxes filled and packed away Debts and things you couldn’t pay Your family left to carry on That’s what’s left when you’re gone Chorus Too much of what we own in life Means nothing when we say goodbye It all fades away with time Leaves no trace we can find What’s the legacy you’re leaving on When everything you know is gone Did you give more than you gained Who did you love, what will remain VERSE 3 If I left this world tonight Could I say I lived it right Would the words I never spoke Disappear like dust and smoke Would they feel me when I'm gone And know that my love goes on Or would they all just walk away And carry on life everyday BRIDGE We’re all just passing through this life With nothing we can hold The hands we reached out in the dark Are stories never told It’s not the things we choose to keep Or what we leave behind It’s every heart and life we touched That lives beyond all time FINAL CHORUS Too much of what we own in life Means nothing when we say goodbye But love’s the only thing that stays Long after we fade away So what’s the legacy you leave behind Written in the hearts of time Did you give more than you gained Who did you love… what will remain