I thought you'd always be here

Yet somehow you still felt like home
You made the whole world feel less cold
By showing kindness could be strong

**Chorus**
I thought you’d always still be here
Somewhere beneath this same blue sky
I never knew what peace it brought
Just knowing you were still alive

And now the world feels changed somehow
A little quieter down here
I never knew I’d miss you so
I thought you’d always still be near

**Verse 3**
You wore the glitter, wore the gold
But gave away far more than shine
You showed us soft could still be strong
And kindness never made you small

**Chorus**
I thought you’d always still be here
Somewhere beneath this same blue sky
I never knew what peace it brought
Just knowing you were still alive

And now the world feels changed somehow
A little quieter down here
I never knew I’d miss you so
I thought you’d always still be near

**Bridge**
You never knew my name at all
I never got to say hello
But you were woven through my life
More than I ever knew before

**Final Chorus**
I thought you’d always still be here
Somewhere beneath this same blue sky
I never knew what peace it brought
Just knowing you were still alive

And now the world feels changed somehow
A little quieter down here
I never knew I’d miss you so
I thought you’d always still be near

**Outro**
The love you gave still lingers here
Your light still shines in all I do
And though I’ll miss you through the years
Dolly, I will always love you