Heaven Opened Its Doors

Verse

I hear footsteps behind me, not the ghostly ones from my dreams.

A pitter-patter down the hall, running to her mama's knee.

She looks around, then looks at me.

How do I explain what this means?

She closes her eyes and whispers, "Mama, we'll all be okay."

Chorus

'Cause heaven opened its doors and let us peek in,

But He needed His angel home again.

Love me, hold me, and sing me a line,

Tell me everything's gonna be just fine.

I kiss her forehead and send her back to bed,

But a tear on her cheek says she'll sleep with me instead.

I pray to God, don't let her see me cry,

As our angel sings a goodnight lullaby.

Verse

The sun came up just like before,

But every day it shines a little more.

I'll see you tonight in my dreams,

I smile to think of you with big white wings.

I felt you next to me, holding me close,

I know you're here with us both.

I look at the stars; they still shine,

And I wish for the days when you were mine.

Chorus

'Cause heaven opened its doors and let us peek in,

But He needed His angel home again.

Love me, hold me, and sing me a line,

Tell me everything's gonna be just fine.

I kiss her forehead and send her back to bed,

But a tear on her cheek says she'll sleep with me instead.

I pray to God, don't let her see me cry,

As our angel sings a goodnight lullaby.

Bridge

And maybe one day, the ache won’t be so deep,

Maybe the memories will be the ones that I keep.

I’ll find you in the small things, a song on the wind,

In a whispered prayer, a new journey to begin.

This tear on my cheek, it’s not for goodbye,

It’s for the angel who watches us from the sky.