I heard the news not long ago 
You passed on the other day 
But it always takes awhile 
For someone to truly fade away 

I remember where I was 
When the word came about you 
It was a day much like today 

The sky was wide and bright and blue 

And I know now 
Where you are 
And that the pain ends 
When you die 
And I know now 
That there was 
A better way to say goodbye 

Today my heart is big and sore 
It's trying to push right through my skin 
I won't see you anymore 
I guess that's finally sinking in 
cuz I can't make somebody see 
With the simple words I say 
All your beauty from within 
Sometimes they just look away 

And I know now 
Where you are 
And that the pain ends 
When you die 
And I know now 
That there was 
A better way to say goodbye 
A better way to say goodbye 
A better way to say goodbye