I knew that morning it would be his last

Left a note, they called me back and asked

If I could bring him any sooner

At work I cried with red and swollen eyes

But didn’t try to hide it

People saw, but I just stared at my computer

It’s not the worst day of my life,

But it made top 5

Maybe it was in the way that we both held him

The three of us were in the room, then just the two

Later that night we stood in line trying to find a way to say goodbye

To someone that we loved but never knew

It’s not the worst day of my life,

But it made top 5

Everyone I know is just surviving

All the bad days seem to cloud the in between

And though it hurts, it’s always worth subtle reminding

Someone out there’s got it so much worse than me.

It’s not the worst day of my life,

But it made top 5