I Will Be Going

I Will Be Going by Kathryn Cloward

His bags are packed again he’ll be two weeks gone
Goodbye is never easy even one night feels long
Wrapped in his arms my tears stain his sleeve
Holding me close he said you must know this before I leave

I will be going
I take you with me
I will be going
It’s how it’s meant to be
I will be going
But I won’t be too far
Because my heart will always be where you are

He’s all grown up now our precious baby boy
Eighteen years of love our hearts never knew such joy
He’s ready to move on it’s what we prepared him for
But we couldn’t know this feeling as he stood at the door and said

I will be going
I take you with me
I will be going
It’s how it’s meant to be
I will be going
But I won’t be too far
Because my heart will always be where you are

As she laid in the bed I held her hand in mine
The doctors came and went the clock on the wall clicked time
Her breath slowly fell and in her eyes I could see
The time had come and she softly whispered to me

I will be going
I take you with me
I will be going
It’s how it’s meant to be
I will be going
But I won’t be too far
Because my heart will always be where you are
Where you are

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