This is for my people's who just lost somebody Your best friend, your baby, your man or your lady Put you hand way up high You will never say bye (No no no) Momma's, daddy's, sister's, brother's Friends, and cousins This is for my people's who lost their grandmothers Lift your head up to the sky 'Cause we will never say bye As a child, there were them times I didn't get it, but you kept me in line I didn't know why You didn't show up sometimes On Sunday mornings And I missed you, but what we talked through All them grown folk things, separation brings You never let me know it, you never let it show Because you loved me enormously And so much more then to say If you were with me today Face to face I never knew I can hurt like this And everyday life goes on like I wish I can talk to you for a while Wish you but try not to cry As time goes bye And I'm sure you reached a better place And still I'd give The world to see your face Me right here, next to you But it's like your gone too soon Now the hardest thing to do is say Bye, bye Bye-bye bye-bye bye-bye Bye-bye bye-bye bye-bye Bye-bye bye-bye bye-bye, bye-bye And you never got a chance to see How good I've done And you never got to see me Back at number one I wish that you was here to celebrate together I wish that we can spend the holidays together I remember when you use to tuck me in at night Or the teddy bear you give me I held so tight I thought you were so strong You make it through whatever It's so hard to accept the fact you gone forever I never knew I can hurt like this And everyday life goes on like this I wish I can talk to you for a while I miss you but I try not to cry As time goes by And I'm sure you reached a better place And I'd still give The world is in your face Me right here, next to you But it's like your gone too soon Now the hardest thing to do is say Bye, bye Bye-bye bye-bye bye-bye Bye-bye bye-bye bye-bye Bye-bye bye-bye bye-bye, bye-bye This is for my people's who just lost somebody Your best friend, your baby, your man or your lady Put you hand way up high You will never say bye (No no no) Momma's, daddy's, sister's, brother's Friends, and cousins This is for my people's who lost their grandmothers Lift your head up to the sky 'Cause we will never say bye I never knew I can hurt like this (I never knew it) and everyday (everyday I wish that I) Life goes on like this (I wish, I wish) I wish I can talk to you for a while (I wish) I miss you but I try not to cry (I wish) As time goes by (As time goes bye) And I'm sure you reached a better place And still I'd give The world to see your face Me right here, next to you But it's like your gone too soon Now the hardest thing to do is say Bye, bye Bye-bye bye-bye bye-bye Bye-bye bye-bye bye-bye Bye-bye bye-bye bye-bye, bye-bye 'Cause this is for my peoples that Just lost somebody (bye-bye bye-bye bye-bye) This is for everybody (bye-bye bye-bye bye-bye) Just lift your head to the sky (bye-bye bye-bye bye-bye) 'Cause we will never say bye-bye