How Can I Help You (to Say Goodbye?)

Through the back window

Of our '59 wagon

I watched my best friend Jamie slippin' further away

I kept on wavin', till I couldn't see her

And through my tears, I asked again, why we couldn't stay

Momma whispered softly, "Time will ease your pain.

Life's about changin'; nothin' ever stays the same

And she said, "How can I help you

To say goodbye?

It's okay to hurt

And it's okay to cry.

Come, let me hold you,

And I will try...

How can I help you

To say goodbye?"

I sat on our bed, while he packed his suticase

I held a picture of our wedding day

His hands were tremblin'

We both were cryin'

He kissed me gently, then he quickly walked away

I called up Momma

She said, "Time will ease your pain.

Life's about changin; nothin' ever stays the same."

And she said, "How can I help you

To say goodbye?

It's okay to hurt,

And it's okay to cry.

Come, let me hold you,

And I will try....

How can I help you

To say goodbye?"

Sittin' with Momma, alone in her bedroom

She opened her eyes, and then squeezed my hand

She said, "I hafto go now. My time here is over."

And with her final words she tried to help me understand

Momma whispered softly, "Time will ease your pain.

Life's about changin';nothin' ever stays the same.

And she said," How can I help you to say goodbye?

It's okay to hurt, and it's okay to cry.

Come, let me hold you,

And I will try....

How can I help you, to say goodbye?"

How can I help you to say goodbye?