Just One More Evening Verse 1 People ask me now and then, “If you could go back, what would you change?” Would you stop that summer evening, Would you somehow change that day? I always take a breath before I answer, ’Cause some memories don’t disappear. No, I wouldn’t change the story— I’d just want them with me here. Verse 2 Take me back to that old yard swing, Fireflies dancing in the air. Grandma smiling from the kitchen, Granddad sitting in his chair. No miracles, no changing history, No turning back the hands of time. I’d just sit and hear their stories, And tell them what was on my mind. Chorus I wouldn’t change the pages, Even knowing how it ends. Some things belong to Jesus, Not the hands of mortal men. I’d trade a thousand tomorrows For one ordinary night— Just one more evening with them Before they walked into the Light. Verse 3 I’d ask about the days before me, How they made it through the years. I’d say the things I should’ve said Before I learned the cost of tears. “I love you.” “Thank you.” “For every prayer you prayed.” Funny how the words that matter most Are the ones we say too late. Bridge I wouldn’t warn them what was coming. I wouldn’t tell them how or when. I’d let that evening be an evening— And just be theirs again. I’d memorize the sound of laughter, Every wrinkle, every smile, And when it came time to leave them… I’d stay a little while. Final Chorus No, I wouldn’t rewrite history, I wouldn’t change God’s plan. Every road that brought me here Helped make me who I am. I’d only ask for one more evening, One more sunset, one more song. I’d hold them just a little longer Before Heaven called them home. Outro And when my road leads up to Heaven, And my time down here is through, I believe that old swing’s waiting— And two familiar voices too. Saying, “Come and sit beside us. We saved a place for you.” Just one more evening… Only this time… We’ve got forever.
