Lyrics

Where'd you go
'Cause there's something you should know
Something I've been trying to tell you
Well, daddy, you up and died
And though I've tried and tried and tried
I just can't make sense of why you'd go

You were supposed to walk me down the aisle
See your grandkid smile
Hold that little child upon your knee
Now that child has grown, I've done my best all on my own
To tell 'em all those stories you told me

We went chasing fireflies in the Carolina twilight
Catching salamanders down by the stream
I thought you would last forever
Sometimes goodbye don't just mean in between

Shere'd you go
I remember playing in the snow
When you dropped me off at school in Colorado
I was off to see the world, a not quite grown up little girl
I turned my back, but I cried when you had to go

And I was sure you'd walk me down the aisle
See your grandkid smile
Hold that little child upon your knee
Now that child has grown, I've done my best all on my own
To tell 'em all those stories you told me

The last lesson you ever taught me
Was to hold today in my hand
The future's not a promise
Time is made of sand

Be sure to go chasing fireflies in the Carolina twilight
Catch some salamanders down by the stream
It turns out nothing lasts forever
Sometimes goodbye don't just mean in between

Yeah, sometimes goodbye means a whole lot more than in between