Lyrics
Losing you felt like the ground just broke
Empty chair at the table, I’m
crying my hearts broke
I still reach for my phone when the days get rough
Then remember you’re gone, and it hurts too much
They said, “Stay strong,” like that’s something I can choose
They weren’t there when the doctor gave me the news
My tears felled when you continued to fight
Trying to live in a world without you isn’t right
[Chorus]
This pain is a weight I can barely carry
Losing my mother is a hurt too heavy to bare
My tears, my broken heart, every shattered piece I’m feeling
Through the good and the bad, love and forgiveness
Love and forgiveness, that’s the key to my healing
Love and forgiveness, that’s the key to my healing
[Verse 2]
Losing you showed me who’s really with me
Who disappeared quick, who came and sat in the misery
They smiled in my face, but they cheered my pain
Tried to turn my kindness to a weapon and threw hate on my name
They mistook my soft heart, thought I’d never speak
I refuse to give up and I will never accept defeat
But the fire in my chest came from all you gave
I forgive them for me, not for how they behave
[Chorus]
This pain is a weight I can barely carry
Losing my mother is a hurt too heavy to bare
My tears, my broken heart, every shattered piece I’m feeling
Through the good and the bad, love and forgiveness
Love and forgiveness, that’s the key to my healing
Love and forgiveness, that’s the key to my healing
Yeah, my hearts been broken, broken in two,
You had no compassion
That showed me your truth
That silence spoke volumes
When the phone didn’t ring,
God allowed me to see who was truly there for me
When your light dimmed and I laid crying on this floor
They used my pain and my broken heart to hurt me more
They tried to divide our marriage like It’s fragile, and would break in two
But we always prevail, because this union is bulletproof
My momma taught me “Baby, let your heart stay kind
Don’t let bitter build a prison in your mind”
So I lay this anger down, I release that hate
‘Cause I’m not gonna heal if I retaliate
I forgive them yeah, but I will never forget
I forgive them yeah, but I will never forget
Understand I will never forget
I forgive them yeah, but I will never forget
[Chorus]
This pain is a weight I can barely carry
Losing my mother is a hurt too heavy to bare
My tears, my broken heart, every shattered piece I’m feeling
Through the good and the bad, love and forgiveness
Love and forgiveness, that’s the key to my healing
Love and forgiveness, that’s the key to my healing
I miss her voice when the night gets loud
I talk to the sky I feel her spirit in the clouds
I’m learning to live with the hole in my chest
Letting go of the hate so my soul can rest (so my soul can rest)
[Chorus]
This pain is a weight I can barely carry
Losing my mother is a hurt too heavy to bare
My tears, my broken heart, every shattered piece I’m feeling
Through the good and the bad, love and forgiveness
Love and forgiveness, that’s the key to my healing
Love and forgiveness, that’s the key to my healing