When Tomorrow
Starts without Me
When tomorrow
starts without me and I’m not there to see,
If the
sun should rise and find your eyes all filled with tears for me.
I wish so
much you wouldn’t cry the way you did today,
while thinking
of the many things we didn’t get to say.
I know how
much you love me, as much as I love you.
And each time
you think of me, I know you’ll miss me too.
But when tomorrow
starts without me, please try to understand
That an angel
came and called my name and took me by the hand
And said my
place was ready in Heaven far above,
And that I’d
have to leave behind all those I dearly love.
But as I turned
and walked away, a tear fell from my eye.
For all my
life, I’d always thought I didn’t want to die;
I had so much
to live for and so much yet to do.
It seemed
almost impossible that I was leaving you.
I thought
of all the yesterdays, the good times and the bad.
I thought
of all the love we shared and all the fun we had.
If I could
relive yesterday, I thought, just for awhile,
I’d say goodbye
and kiss you and maybe make you smile.
But then I
fully realized that this could never be,
For emptiness
and memories would take the place of me.
And when I
thought of worldly things that I’d miss come tomorrow,
I thought
of you, and when I did, my heart filled with sorrow.
But when I
walked through Heaven’s gates, I felt so much at home.
When God looked
down and smiled at me, from his great golden throne.
He said, "This
is eternity and all I’ve promised you.
Today your
life on earth is past but here it starts anew."