This Side of the Sky

Momma, they tore down that house today

It stood a hundred years downtown on the corner of Main

They had to make room for a discount store

I guess the past ain't worth what it was before

I went by our old house, it could use repairs

And what I'd give to see you standing there

But that would take more than a coat of paint

'Cause for everything it still is, there's so much it ain't

Yeah, now you know

What all's been going on

The sun comes up and it goes back down

This crazy world keeps spinning 'round

The crazy part gets crazier every day

At church, we sing your favorite hymns

The ones that keep me remembering

I'm gonna see you in the sweet by-and-by

And that's the news

From this side of the sky

I still take Daddy's truck on those Sunday drives

But it's quite a piece now to get out to the countryside

Emmie's got two boys and one looks just like you

And she's got your fire and she'll give them quite a talkin' to

Not all change is bad and some we really need

But there's a lot of things that I'm glad you're not here to see

And everything you taught us came from just one book

And I know you had your doubts with me, but it finally took

Yeah, that's the truth

Just between me and you

The sun comes up and it goes back down

This crazy world keeps spinning 'round

The crazy part gets crazier every day

At church, we sing your favorite hymns

The ones that keep me remembering

I'm gonna see you in the sweet by-and-by

And that's the news

From this side of the sky

I don't know if you can hear a single word I say to you

But I'll keep rambling on here just in case you do

I'll keep going on

And on and on

The sun comes up and it goes back down

This crazy world keeps spinning 'round

The crazy part gets crazier every day

At church, we sing your favorite hymns

The ones that keep me remembering

I'm gonna see you in the sweet by-and-by

And that's the news

From this side of the sky

Momma, just stay tuned

And I'll have more news

From this side of the sky