She packed my lunch up in a box

For my first day of school

I said I wish you could go with me today

She said I know you’ll be alright just like I promised you

Just remember anytime you feel afraid



I want you to smile

And know you’re not alone

Dry those little eyes

Ill be here when you come home

I’m always in heart 

Even we are apart

If only for awhile

So I want you to smile



She packed suitcase in the trunk 

When I turned eighteen

And drove me all the way to Tennessee

She said I know you’re going to make it

I’ve got faith in you

And while you’re out there chasing down you’re dreams



I want you to smile

And know you’re not alone

Dry those little eyes

Ill be here when you come home

I’m always in heart 

Even we are apart

If only for awhile

So I want you to smile



She fought for 3 long years

And didn’t want to leave

No matter what the they told her

She still believed

So she used the tools that god gave her

But In the end they couldn’t save her

As I sat there by here bed watching her sleep

She must have heard a tear run down my cheek

That’s when she said to me



I want you to smile

And know you’re not alone

Dry those little eyes

Ill be there when you come home

I’m always in heart 

Even we are apart

If only for awhile

It’ll only be awhile

So I want you to smile