You were on vacation
Got the worst call of your life
Heard your sister didn't make it
Became my mother overnight
Drove into the city, put my suitcase in the car
I was just a kid
So you stayed calm
On our way to school
I'd ask you questions the whole ride
"What are we having for dinner?"
And "what was my mother like?"
Said we could order pizza
And she was one of a kind
And that you think of her
All the time
You never, you never
Let me see you cry
You kept it all inside
You held it together
A hero in my eyes
But were you actually alright?
25 years later
Your husband's letting go
But you still have that old habit
Of holding onto miracles
And I don't know how you smile
And how you keep on cracking jokes
Like when I was a kid
Cause now I know
You never, you never
Let me see you cry
You kept it all inside
You held it together
A hero in my eyes
But were you actually alright?
Or were you fighting for your life
Were you just protecting mine
Were you staring at the ceiling
Were you ever asking why
This all happened to you
Maybe you just got so used to
Getting through
Without goodbye
You never
You never
Let me see you cry
You kept it all inside
You held it together
A hero in my eyes
But were you actually alright?
