There’s a lot of empty chairs these days… But I know they ain’t really gone… I’ve watched the years take more than time They’ve taken hearts I leaned on Friends I swore I’d see again Now their road just keeps on My daddy’s voice still echoes strong “Son, give your all, don’t cheat it” Stand up straight, be a man of word And never fall beneath it But I still reach for the phone some nights Like he might still pick it up… Why them Lord, why now When there was still so much to say Why take ‘em in the middle When they still had roads to pave I know You’ve got a reason I trust Your bigger plan But it’s hard down here in the silence Just tryin’ to understand So teach me how to grieve ‘em But still rejoice somehow Until I hear You call my name I’ll ask You… why them now I lost a brother, strong and kind He led me when I stumbled Gave his heart to everyone Never once he crumbled Cousins sayin’ “one more day” When life would slow its runnin’ Now those plans are memories Of time we thought was comin’ Uncles, aunts, and grandparents A nephew gone too soon Each one left a piece of me Underneath that moon Every year the list gets long Like Heaven’s callin’ roll… Why them Lord, why now When there was still so much to give Why take the ones we lean on When we’re just learnin’ how to live I know You’ve got a reason Beyond what I can see But it still brings me to my knees When they’re not here with me So teach me how to grieve ‘em But still rejoice somehow Until I hear You call my name I’ll ask You… why them now I know this ain’t goodbye… Just a “see you later” on a better shore… They’re waitin’ where the pain is gone Where no tears ever fall And one by one they’re gatherin’ Until You call us all Not why them Lord… but thank You now For every soul You gave For the love they left behind And the strength I feel today You had a plan before us And You’ll have one at the end And I’ll see their faces smilin’ When I walk through Heaven’s bend So I’ll learn to grieve with mercy And still rejoice somehow And when I hear You call my name I won’t be askin’ why now Save me a seat… I’m on my way… just not today…
