when they tell my story through will they speak of my love for you? carved in trees down country roads sewn in our children's winter coats how many sunsets? how deep the blues and the reds? how many heartbeats? how may falling leaves? how high can you fly? 'til you can't see the ground? long after we are gone good love lingers on good love lingers on time's a story in reverse that trains a river to its course and while it's crying at the wake it's laughing in your birthday cake how many rocks thrown? how many broken bones? how many bruised knees? how many christmas trees? how high can you fly 'til you can't see the ground? i'm never gonna leave you and when they lay my body down my memory will find you it will echo through the ground i always meant to tell you but i always thought you knew i saw forever the moment i met you long after we are gone good love lingers on good love lingers on the creakin' of your parents' stairs dancin' in our underwear around the treehouse that we made from the year of saturdays the sound that sails against the rain we are only on our way and if eternity is true they will carve it out of you if eternity is true they will carve it out of you if eternity is true they will carve it out of you if eternity is true they will carve it out of you if eternity is true they will carve it out of you if eternity is true they will carve it out of you if eternity is true they will carve it out of you